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Exhibition History Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)

1. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:: ca. 1768
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Cottage on Fire at Night

Cottage on Fire at Night

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:: between 1785 and 1793
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 × 31 1/2 inches (56.5 × 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Prisoner

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:: 1787 to 1790
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 18 1/2 inches (40.6 x 47 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:: between 1777 and 1780
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The John Bacon Family

The John Bacon Family

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787, British
Date:: between 1742 and 1743
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 51 5/8 inches (76.2 x 131.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Rainbow

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771)
Date:: 1784
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Creator:: John Cheere, 1709–1787, British
Date:: ca. 1750
Medium:: Lead
Dimensions:: Overall: 11 x 7 x 3 1/4 inches (27.9 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Man Holding a Candle

Man Holding a Candle

Creator:: Thomas Frye, 1710–1762, Irish
Date:: ca. 1760
Medium:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 7/8 x 14 1/2in. (50.5 x 36.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Renard's Hole, Dovedale, Derbyshire

Renard's Hole, Dovedale, Derbyshire

Creator:: William Day, 1764–1807
Date:: 1789
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, gray ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (33.7 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Captive

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810, Irish
Date:: 1786
Medium:: Etching and stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 × 22 11/16 inches (46.7 × 57.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin Jr. in honor of Jules D. Prown

11. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813, British
Date:: 1769
Medium:: Mezzotint, scratched letter proof
Dimensions:: Plate: 19 x 23 1/8in. (48.3 x 58.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Children of Walter Synnot

Children of Walter Synnot

Creator:: Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, British
Date:: 1782
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 27 1/8 × 15 3/4 inches (68.9 × 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. The Alchemist

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British
Date:: 1775
Medium:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 3/4 x 17 7/8in. (57.8 x 45.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. A Hermit

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British
Date:: 1770
Medium:: Mezzotint, proof before title
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 x 18 1/4in. (58.4 x 46.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Orrery

Creator:: Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British
Date:: 1768
Medium:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 x 23in. (45.1 x 58.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Three Persons viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

Three Persons viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British
Date:: 1769
Medium:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 x 21 7/8in. (46.7 x 55.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Miss Kitty Dressing

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Creator:: Thomas Watson, 1743–1781, British
Date:: 1781
Medium:: Mezzotint, 1st state, proof before title
Dimensions:: Plate: 17 7/8 x 13in. (45.4 x 33cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection