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The Sense of Smell
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716)
Date:
1744 to 1747
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Fishery
Creator:
Richard Wright, ca. 1720–ca. 1775, British
Date:
ca. 1764
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
35 1/2 x 53 inches (90.2 x 134.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper
Creator:
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810, German, active in Britain (from 1760)
Date:
ca. 1775
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
31 x 38 1/2 inches (78.7 x 97.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Land, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach
Creator:
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
ca. 1718
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Allegory of Trade
Creator:
John Theodore Heins, 1697–1756, German, active in Britain (from 1720)
Date:
1743
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 1/2 x 54 inches (74.9 x 137.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Sea, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach
Creator:
Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
ca. 1720
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
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
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
Preparatory Study for the decoration "Equestrian Portrait of George I"
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite with brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 12 3/8 inches (28.3 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a decoration incorporating motifs allusive to the Arts, Arms, and Religion
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches (17.1 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Britannia in Distress
Creator:
Anthony Walker, 1726–1765, British
Date:
1756
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (32.1 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Medal: Britannia Ruling the Waves
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Date:
1736
Medium:
Pen and black ink and graphite, incised for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 × 7 3/4 inches (27.9 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Classical Scene: Minerva as the Goddess of Arts and Sciences
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gray wash with black and red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 × 11 1/8 inches (38.5 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sir Godfrey Kneller
Creator:
John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Date:
1735
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/16 x 12 inches (45.9 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for an Engraving: Parlement de Paris Reassembling with Figure of Justice
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Date:
1762
Medium:
Graphite and red chalk, incised and squared for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige 19th century laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, pen in black and red ink border lines
Dimensions:
Mount: 12 x 11 1/16 inches (30.5 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Britannia Allegory
Creator:
Charles Grignion, 1717–1810, British
Date:
between 1743 and 1747
Medium:
Etching and line engraving; verso: letterpress on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper (page in book)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 6 1/16 inches (15.8 x 15.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection
Hope Nursing Love
Creator:
Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British
Date:
1771
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 14 1/8 inches (50.5 × 35.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Geography

Geography
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 14 inches (25.4 × 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Grammatica. Die Sprachkunst.
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 3/8 inches (41.8 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Allegorical female figure: piety holding a nest of pelicans
Creator:
John Bacon, 1740–1799, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 4 inches (18.1 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Allegorical Female Figure: holding a flaming torch
Creator:
John Bacon, 1740–1799, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 3 inches (17.8 × 7.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Fortitude
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1782
Medium:
Stipple engraving on thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/8 × 18 1/4 inches (63.8 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Temperance
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1782
Medium:
Stipple engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/16 × 18 1/16 inches (63.7 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Justice
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1782
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/16 × 18 1/16 inches (63.7 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Faith
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1781
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/8 × 18 1/4 inches (63.8 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Triumph of Britannia
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774, French, active in Britain
Date:
ca. 1765
Medium:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 20 1/2in. (38.1 x 52.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Fishery
Creator:
Print made by William Woollett, 1735–1785, British
Date:
1768
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/4 × 22 11/16 inches (46.4 × 57.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland
Creator:
Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733, French, active in Britain
Date:
1720
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 18 3/16 inches (32.7 × 46.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Prudence
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1782
Medium:
Stipple engraving on thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 18 1/8 inches (62.2 × 46 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Peaceful Reign of James I
Creator:
Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733, French, active in Britain
Date:
1720
Medium:
Line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 18 1/4 inches (31.8 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Charity
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1781
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/16 × 18 1/8 inches (63.7 × 46 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Venus and Cupid
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and gray wash and gouache on medium, moderately textured, gray wove paper mounted to medium slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 1/4 inches (19.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Professor Richard L. Purdy