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1. David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

Creator:: Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788, British
Date:: 1753
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 54 5/8 x 72 1/2 inches (138.7 x 184.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:: 1783
Medium:: Stipple engraving printed in brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 8 1/4 inches (26.8 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"

John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"

Creator:: John Downman, 1750–1824, British
Date:: 1787
Medium:: Watercolor with gouache, black chalk and stumping on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/16 x 12 5/8 inches (41.4 x 32 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Mrs. Yates in the Character of Medea

Mrs. Yates in the Character of Medea

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: after 1771
Medium:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 15 x 10 1/4 inches (38.1 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

5. Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in "The Sultan"

Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in "The Sultan"

Creator:: John Keyse Sherwin, c.1751–1790, British
Date:: 1791
Medium:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 inches (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

Creator:: Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866
Date:: undated
Medium:: Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 9/16 inches (26.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II

Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II

Creator:: Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801, German
Date:: 1778
Medium:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 inches (16.3 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. ...in ein Nonnen Kloster geh: 'Hamlet,' Act III, Scene IX

...in ein Nonnen Kloster geh: 'Hamlet,' Act III, Scene IX

Creator:: Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801, German
Date:: 1778
Medium:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 3 3/4 inches (16.4 × 9.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Date:: 1751
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. Thomas King and Sophia Baddely in "The Clandestine Marriage"

Thomas King and Sophia Baddely in "The Clandestine Marriage"

Creator:: Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British
Date:: 1772
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 inches (47.6 x 57.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Miss Anna Brunton

Miss Anna Brunton

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:: 1785
Medium:: Stipple engraving on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches (14.9 × 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:: ca. 1783
Medium:: Stipple engraving, with hand colored ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 7 1/8 inches (23.4 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione

Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British
Date:: 1781
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (61.9 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Sketch for Costume Design of Portia in Merchant of Venice

No cover image available

Creator:: Roger Furse, 1903–1972, British
Date:: ca. 1952
Medium:: Graphite and pastel on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 23 1/16 × 15 3/4 × 1 1/8 inches (58.6 × 40 × 2.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gregory F.W. Todd, Yale BA 1976, in memory of Joan Castle Sitwell

15. Marion "Polly" Terry as Fitz-James

No cover image available

Creator:: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson [pseud. Lewis Carroll], 1832–1898, British
Date:: 1875, printed ca.1980
Medium:: Gold toned contact print from a collodion wet plate negative on photographic printing-out paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 17 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 1/2 inches (44.5 × 38.7 × 1.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Sondra S. and Gary L. Haller, Yale MA (HON.) 1980