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1. Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Date:
between 1758 and 1760
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 1/4 x 22 3/8 inches (64.1 x 56.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729, Italian, active in Britain (1708–10; 1711–16)
Date:
ca. 1709
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 x 22 inches (48.3 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729, Italian, active in Britain (1708–10; 1711–16)
Date:
ca. 1709
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/4 × 22 3/4 inches (46.4 × 57.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child

Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child
Creator:
Attributed to John Verelst, ca. 1675–1734, Dutch, active in Britain (by 1697)
Date:
ca. 1719
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
79 1/4 × 92 3/4 inches (201.3 × 235.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Cavendish, eleventh Duke of Devonshire

5. Musical Conversation

Musical Conversation
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772, British
Date:
ca. 1760
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 x 30 7/8 inches (66 x 78.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Portrait of a Man, Probably a Self-Portrait

Portrait of a Man, Probably a Self-Portrait
Creator:
Hugh Barron, 1745–1791, British
Date:
ca. 1768
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 x 24 1/2 inches (73.7 x 62.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Sense of Hearing

The Sense of Hearing
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

8. Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii

Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii
Creator:
Charles Hunt, 1803–1877, British
Date:
1863
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 26 inches (45.7 x 66 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Humorous Family Scene

Humorous Family Scene
Creator:
Walter Geikie, 1795–1837, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 × 5 1/4 inches (10.2 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

11. Caricature Self-Portrait

Caricature Self-Portrait
Creator:
Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 3/8 inches (21.9 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Shopping in the Rows, Chester

Shopping in the Rows, Chester
Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British
Date:
1837
Medium:
Watercolor with brown wash and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige card
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (19.1 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Illustration to Tonson's Ovid Metamorphis (four of four)

Illustration to Tonson's Ovid Metamorphis (four of four)
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1710
Medium:
Pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 3/8 inches (35.6 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Place des Victoires, Paris

Place des Victoires, Paris
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:
ca. 1783
Medium:
Watercolor in pen and black ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream antique laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 21 inches (34.9 x 53.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Musician, London

Musician, London
Creator:
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Date:
late 1950s to early 1960s
Medium:
Gelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

16. George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon

George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964, British
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Medium:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 5/16 inches (24.7 x 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

17. Sir William Worthy and Patie

Sir William Worthy and Patie
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796, British, born in Scotland
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 15/16 inches (28.3 x 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

18. The Card Party

The Card Party
Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776, British
Date:
between late 1720s to early 1730s
Medium:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 1/8 inches (19.1 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Comforts of Bath: Coaches Arriving

Comforts of Bath: Coaches Arriving
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:
1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 5 5/8 x 8 7/16 inches (14.3 x 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Comforts of Bath: Private Practice Previous to the Ball

Comforts of Bath: Private Practice Previous to the Ball
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:
1798
Medium:
Watercolor, gray wash, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 5 15/16 x 8 1/4 inches (15.1 x 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2

Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Date:
1820
Medium:
Aquatint and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 14 inches (25.3 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Elegant Company Dancing

Elegant Company Dancing
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor and pen and red-brown, red, and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (11.4 x 20 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Musician, London

Musician, London
Creator:
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013, British
Date:
late 1950s to early 1960s
Medium:
Gelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 inches (20 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

24. Conquering a Chromatic Passage

Conquering a Chromatic Passage
Creator:
Attributed to Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 12 5/8 inches (26.4 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Sir Roger de Coverly

Sir Roger de Coverly
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 7 inches (20 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

26. Girls Singing

Girls Singing
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van den Berge, active 1689–1737, Dutch
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 1/4 inches (35.5 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Venus Holding the Apple of Paris

Venus Holding the Apple of Paris
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743, British
Date:
1695
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 inches (18.7 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Plaudit Ave Regina

Plaudit Ave Regina
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 1/4 inches (24.6 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Mr. James Derby Playing the Violin

Mr. James Derby Playing the Violin
Creator:
James Ward, 1769–1859, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches (16.8 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Woman playing the Violin

Woman playing the Violin
Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite with pen and black and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 9/16 inches (11.6 × 6.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

31. Female Figures and Putti Playing Musical Instruments

Female Figures and Putti Playing Musical Instruments
Creator:
Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches (26.7 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Abel Cary Thomas, Yale BA 1905, transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

32. Wandering Musicians

Wandering Musicians
Creator:
Print made by Louis de Fontaine, active 1723–1757, French
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 9/16 × 4 7/16 inches (14.1 × 11.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Young Man Playing Violin

Young Man Playing Violin
Creator:
Print made by Jan Griffier the Elder, ca. 1645–1718, Dutch, active in Britain (from ca. 1672)
Date:
1680s
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (24.8 x 19 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. The Ragged Concert

The Ragged Concert
Creator:
Print made by Richard Brookshaw, 1736–1804
Date:
1770
Medium:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 10 3/16 inches (35.7 x 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. Cave of the Golden Calf: Study of Geometric Figures

Cave of the Golden Calf: Study of Geometric Figures
Creator:
Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878–1914, British
Date:
1912
Medium:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick Gore

36. Diligence and Dissipation: The Wanton turn'd out of Doors for Misconduct (Plate 5)

Diligence and Dissipation: The Wanton turn'd out of Doors for Misconduct (Plate 5)
Creator:
Thomas Gaugain, 1748–1812, French
Date:
1797
Medium:
Stipple engraving, open letter proofs
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 20 13/16in. (46 x 52.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. Tric-trac Players

Tric-trac Players
Creator:
Print made by Jan van Somer, ca. 1645–after 1699, Dutch
Date:
1671
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 13 5/8 inches (28.6 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. Nude Woman playing the Violin

Nude Woman playing the Violin
Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 1/4 inches (11.6 × 5.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

39. The Cotillion Dance

The Cotillion Dance
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819, British
Date:
1771
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 9/16 inches (25.5 × 34.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Double Hairpin Set

Double Hairpin Set
Creator:
Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British
Date:
after 1850
Medium:
Aquatint, stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 5/16 inches (16.8 × 18.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Four Subjects

Four Subjects
Creator:
Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British
Date:
after 1850
Medium:
Aquatint, etching, stipple engraving and color woodcut on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 4 5/16 x 3 1/4 inches (11 x 8.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Zoological Education

Zoological Education
Creator:
Print made by Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Lithograph on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 x 12 15/16 inches (45.1 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Young Woman playing a Violin

Young Woman playing a Violin
Creator:
Gwen John, 1876–1939, British
Date:
between 1897 and 1898
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (19.7 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Quae Genus on his Journey to London

Quae Genus on his Journey to London
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist, nineteenth century
Date:
1822
Medium:
Colored aquatint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6in. (24.1 x 15.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Mrs. Gautherot

Mrs. Gautherot
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1790
Medium:
Stipple engraving on thin, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 13/16 inches (19.1 x 14.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan and Elevations of the Music Hall

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Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink, graphite, watercolor and gray wash on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper with flaps of moderately thick, moderately textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/8 × 26 7/8 inches (52.4 × 68.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection