Exhibition History: The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18) / Subject Terms: light - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)

Subject Terms light

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. View of the City of Edinburgh

View of the City of Edinburgh

Creator:: Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840, British
Date:: ca. 1822
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 55 7/8 x 82 5/8 inches (141.9 x 209.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Zebra

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849, Swiss, active in Britain (from 1800)
Date:: 1803
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 3/4 x 30 inches (62.9 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Ballad Singer

The Ballad Singer

Creator:: Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797, British
Date:: ca. 1764
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 × 25 inches (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints

Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints

Creator:: John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Date:: between 1765 and 1770
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 Collection

6. Academy by Lamplight

Academy by Lamplight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:: 1769
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 50 x 39 3/4 inches (127 x 101 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Creator:: Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, British
Date:: 1768
Medium:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.8 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund