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1. Study for 'Calypso's Grotto'

Study for 'Calypso's Grotto'
Creator:
Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish
Date:
ca. 1843
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
5 x 7 1/2 inches (12.7 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl

Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl
Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Date:
between 1814 and 1815
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 1/4 x 38 1/4 inches (71.8 x 97.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1825
Medium:
Tempera on panel
Dimensions:
11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (28.6 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram
Creator:
Maria Hadfield Cosway, 1759–1838, British
Date:
ca. 1801
Medium:
Pen and ink and oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 3/4 × 11 1/2 inches (37.5 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Sketch for 'The Last Supper,' St. Mary's, Weymouth

Sketch for 'The Last Supper,' St. Mary's, Weymouth
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
between 1719 and 1720
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 1/4 x 23 3/8 inches (43.8 x 59.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. An Unfinished Study of Venus and Adonis

An Unfinished Study of Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
between 1800 and 1820
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 × 17 3/4 inches (35.6 × 45.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Rock of Salvation

The Rock of Salvation
Creator:
Samuel Colman, 1780–1845, British
Date:
1837
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 1/8 x 29 1/4 inches (61.3 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
Creator:
Walter Crane, 1845–1915, British
Date:
1862
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. 'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'

'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'
Creator:
William Artaud, 1763–1823, British
Date:
1788 to 1790
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
95 x 80 1/2 inches (241.3 x 204.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Mary and Joseph Outside the Inn

Mary and Joseph Outside the Inn
Creator:
John Runciman, 1744–1768, British
Date:
1763 to 1768
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
9 x 11 1/2 inches (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. "The Lady of Shalott"

"The Lady of Shalott"
Creator:
John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836–1893, British
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 × 36 inches (61 × 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Pamela Askew

12. The Three Graces

The Three Graces
Creator:
William Edward Frost, 1810–1877, British
Date:
1856
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 1/4 × 28 3/8 inches (92.1 × 72.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Melville P. Roberts

13. Lucretia

Lucretia
Creator:
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1646–1723, German, active in Britain (from 1676)
Date:
between 1672 and 1675
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Jacob's Dream

Jacob's Dream
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
1705
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
64 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (163.8 x 69.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. St. Paul before Agrippa

St. Paul before Agrippa
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
ca. 1710
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
32 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches (81.9 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Diana at the Bath

Diana at the Bath
Creator:
James Ward, 1769–1859, British
Date:
1830
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
30 x 25 1/2 inches (76.2 x 64.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Venus Rising from her Couch

Venus Rising from her Couch
Creator:
James Ward, 1769–1859, British
Date:
1828
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
30 x 25 3/4 inches (76.2 x 65.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Cupid Armed

Cupid Armed
Creator:
William Hilton, 1786–1839, British
Date:
ca. 1833
Medium:
Oil on board
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (29.2 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

19. Aeneas and the Sibyl

Aeneas and the Sibyl
Creator:
Unknown artist, nineteenth century
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 3/8 x 55 1/4 inches (102.6 x 140.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. David, the Future King of Israel, While a Shepherd at Bethlehem

David, the Future King of Israel, While a Shepherd at Bethlehem
Creator:
John Rogers Herbert, 1810–1890, British
Date:
1877
Medium:
Oil on millboard
Dimensions:
13 3/8 x 21 7/8 inches (34 x 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Indian Landscape with Figures near a Stream

Indian Landscape with Figures near a Stream
Creator:
Attributed to William Daniell, 1769–1837, British
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
31 1/2 x 45 inches (80 x 114.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Agony in the Garden

The Agony in the Garden
Creator:
George Richmond, 1809–1896, British
Date:
1858
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
41 3/4 x 46 inches (106 x 116.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Venus and Cupid

Venus and Cupid
Creator:
Henry Howard, 1769–1847, British
Date:
1809
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 28 1/4 inches (91.4 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Hope

Hope
Creator:
George Frederic Watts, 1817–1904, British
Date:
1891
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
26 × 19 inches (66 × 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Claire and Albert J. Zuckerman, Yale School of Drama MFA 1961, DFA 1962

25. The Angel Binding Satan

The Angel Binding Satan
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771)
Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (45.1 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. The Liberation of St Peter

The Liberation of St Peter
Creator:
Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger, ca. 1580–1649, Flemish, active in Britain from 1617
Date:
1617
Medium:
Oil on copper
Dimensions:
13 3/4 × 16 1/8 inches (34.9 × 41 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Rebecca Receiving the Bracelet at the Well

Rebecca Receiving the Bracelet at the Well
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:
1775
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
48 3/4 x 63 3/16 inches (123.8 x 160.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan
Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, British
Date:
between 1751 and 1752
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
78 1/2 × 48 1/2 inches (199.4 × 123.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. The Deluge

The Deluge
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66 1/4 x 101 3/4 inches (168.3 x 258.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Diana and her Nymphs at a Fountain

Diana and her Nymphs at a Fountain
Creator:
Sir Peter Lely, 1618–1680, Dutch, active in England (from 1643)
Date:
ca. 1648
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 1/2 × 36 1/2 inches (74.9 × 92.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. The Death of Orpheus

The Death of Orpheus
Creator:
Landscape by Thomas Jones, 1742–1803, British, active in Italy (1776–83)
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
37 1/2 x 51 inches (95.3 x 129.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Man attacking a monster

Man attacking a monster
Creator:
Attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Date:
between 1770 and 1780
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 14 inches (29.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
between 1830 and 1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 x 24 inches (38.1 x 61 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Belshazzar's Feast

Belshazzar's Feast
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:
1820
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
31 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches (80 x 120.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. The Pool of Bethesda

The Pool of Bethesda
Creator:
Robert Bateman, 1842–1922, British
Date:
1877
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
20 × 29 inches (50.8 × 73.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Christening of the Heir

Christening of the Heir
Creator:
William Redmore Bigg, 1755–1828, British
Date:
ca. 1799
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. The Cave of Despair

The Cave of Despair
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:
1772
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Cymon and Iphigenia

Cymon and Iphigenia
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:
ca. 1766
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
24 1/8 x 32 1/2 inches (61.3 x 82.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. The Education of Achilles

The Education of Achilles
Creator:
James Barry, 1741–1806, Irish
Date:
ca. 1772
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/2 x 50 3/4 inches (102.9 x 128.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. The Last Judgement (study)

The Last Judgement (study)
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:
between 1851 and 1853
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
7 3/4 x 12 inches (19.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

41. Venus and Anchises

Venus and Anchises
Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies

The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies
Creator:
John Downman, 1750–1824, British
Date:
1781
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
20 x 25 1/2 inches (50.8 x 64.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. The Angel of Mercy

The Angel of Mercy
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Date:
ca. 1746
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/2 x 19 inches (59.7 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. The Death of Lucretia

The Death of Lucretia
Creator:
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798, British, active in Italy (1744–48 and 1756 on)
Date:
1763 to 1767
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
84 x 104 inches (213.4 x 264.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Christ Disappearing at Emmaus

Christ Disappearing at Emmaus
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Date:
1792
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
56 1/2 x 46 1/2 inches (143.5 x 118.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. The Mandrake: A Charm

The Mandrake: A Charm
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Date:
exhibited RA 1785
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 × 29 1/2 inches (63.5 × 74.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. “And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”

“And the Prayer of Faith Shall Save the Sick”
Creator:
John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876, British
Date:
1872
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
35 3/4 x 27 7/8 inches (90.8 x 70.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Dido

Dido
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Date:
1781
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
96 3/16 × 72 3/16 inches (244.3 × 183.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still
Creator:
John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 7/8 × 24 5/8 inches (47.9 × 62.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Study of the Lamentation on the Dead Christ

Study of the Lamentation on the Dead Christ
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:
ca. 1785
Medium:
Oil on paper on panel
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (29.2 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
between 1712 and 1713
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 3/16 x 7 3/4 inches (36 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. The Destruction of the Children of Niobe

The Destruction of the Children of Niobe
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
1760
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
58 x 74 inches (147.3 x 188 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. The Rape of Proserpine, design for the staircase of Devonshire House, London

The Rape of Proserpine, design for the staircase of Devonshire House, London
Creator:
Louis Laguerre, 1663–1721, French, active in Britain (from ca. 1684)
Date:
ca. 1704
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
42 1/8 x 30 inches (107 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Tekemessa and Eurysakes

Tekemessa and Eurysakes
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)
Date:
between 1800 and 1810
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 7/8 x 32 5/8 inches (103.8 x 82.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Allegory of Fortune

Allegory of Fortune
Creator:
Balthazar Nebot, active 1730–1762, Spanish, active in Britain (from 1729)
Date:
ca. 1730
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 5/16 x 35 1/8 inches (71.9 x 89.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
Creator:
Henry Moore, 1898–1986, British
Date:
1943
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (15.2 x 6.4 x 8.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. St. George

St. George
Creator:
Alfred Turner, 1874–1940, British
Date:
1927
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 inches (17.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Miss Jessica Turner through the National Art-Collections Fund

58. Eve

Eve
Creator:
Winifred Turner, 1903–1983, British
Date:
1932
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 inches (52.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Miss Jessica Turner through the National Art-Collections Fund

59. Venus

Venus
Creator:
Joseph Nollekens, 1737–1823, British
Date:
1770s
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 × 2 3/4 inches (20.6 × 7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Adonis

Adonis
Creator:
Joseph Nollekens, 1737–1823, British
Date:
1770s
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (20.6 x 7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. St. George

St. George
Creator:
Alfred Gilbert, 1854–1934, British
Date:
1891 to 1896
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (54.6 x 26 x 26 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Father Time

Father Time
Creator:
Unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Stoneware ('Coade Stone')
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 1/2 inches (151.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

63. Allegory of Geometry

Allegory of Geometry
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1796
Medium:
Stoneware ('Coade Stone')
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/4 × 42 1/4 × 8 inches (54 × 107.3 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

64. Cupid Disguised as a Shepherd Boy

Cupid Disguised as a Shepherd Boy
Creator:
John Gibson, 1790–1866, British, active in Rome, Italy
Date:
commissioned in 1834
Medium:
Carrara marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 × 21 × 16 inches (129.5 × 53.3 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Karen S. W. and Edward A. Friedman, Yale BA 1971, Kristin W. and Gary D. Friedman, Yale BA 1973, Ruth and Theodore N. Mirvis, and Darcy Bradbury and Eric Seiler

65. Samson Slaying a Philistine

Samson Slaying a Philistine
Creator:
John Cheere, 1709–1787, British
Date:
between 1740 and 1770
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 79 15/16 inches (203 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

66. Nymph Entering the Bath

Nymph Entering the Bath
Creator:
Richard James Wyatt, 1795–1850, active in Italy (1821–1850), British
Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 × 19 3/4 × 23 1/2 inches (152.4 × 50.2 × 59.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

67. The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin

The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin
Creator:
Unknown artist, fifteenth century (Nottinghamshire)
Date:
1450 to 1500
Medium:
Alabaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches (44.5 × 26.7 × 4.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

68. Brave

Brave
Creator:
Nicola Hicks, born 1960, British
Date:
2012
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 3/8 × 19 11/16 × 23 5/8 inches (67 × 50 × 60 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist and Friends of British Art Fund

69. The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus

The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus
Creator:
Attributed to Michael Chuke, 1679–1742, British
Date:
ca. 1715
Medium:
Bronzed limewood
Dimensions:
Overall: 54 5/16 x 37 13/16 inches (138 x 96 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

70. The Stowe Reliefs: Allegorical scene, possibly Truth revealing herself to the Liberal Arts

The Stowe Reliefs: Allegorical scene, possibly Truth revealing herself to the Liberal Arts
Creator:
Attributed to Michael Chuke, 1679–1742, British
Date:
ca. 1715
Medium:
Bronzed limewood
Dimensions:
Overall: 54 5/16 x 37 13/16 inches (138 x 96 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

71. Pope Clement XIV (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, 1705–1774; reigned 1769–1774)

Pope Clement XIV (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, 1705–1774; reigned 1769–1774)
Creator:
Christopher Hewetson, 1737/38–1798, British, active in Italy (from 1765)
Date:
ca. 1772
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 1/2 × 26 × 12 inches (80 × 66 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Sacrifice to Hercules

Sacrifice to Hercules
Creator:
Gaspar van der Hagen, active 1747–died 1769, Flemish, active in Britain (from ca. 1744)
Date:
ca. 1766
Medium:
Marble relief
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 28 15/16 inches (61 x 73.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund and a Gift from the Parnassus Foundation, Courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein

73. Narcissus

Narcissus
Creator:
Edward Bowring Stephens, 1815–1882, British
Date:
1846
Medium:
Parian porcelain ware
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

74. Sylvia and the Wounded Stag

Sylvia and the Wounded Stag
Creator:
Joseph Gott, 1786–1860, British, active in Italy
Date:
1824
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 11/16 inches (17 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

75. St. George and the Dragon

St. George and the Dragon
Creator:
Francesco Fanelli, born 1577, Italian, active in Britain (from ca. 1632)
Date:
ca. 1635
Medium:
Bronze, on a later wooden base with tortoiseshell veneer and gilt bronze mounts
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 8 inches (29.2 × 29.2 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Brian Allen, Director of Studies, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (1993-2012)