Materials & Techniques: black chalk / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Subject Terms: figures

1. Family Gathered on a Porch, Opatow Kielecki, Poland

Creator:: Robert Polhill Bevan, 1865–1925
Date:: ca. 1907
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and watercolor on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 inches (16.8 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

2. Figures at Mass, Poland

Creator:: Robert Polhill Bevan, 1865–1925
Date:: ca. 1904
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and watercolor on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (26.7 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

3. Wilmot's Hill, Kent

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (27.3 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Landscape with Trees and two Figures

Creator:: Dr. Thomas Monro, 1759–1833
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, black ink, and black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 1/4in. (18.3 x 26cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Santa Maria della Salute

Creator:: Cecil Eldred Hughes, 1875–
Date:: 1929
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and black chalk on thin, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (29.2 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Clare College, Cambridge

Creator:: Richard Banks Harraden, 1778–1862
Date:: 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, gouache, black chalk, gum and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 24 1/8 inches (42.5 × 61.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Figure Study for the Painting of the Victory of Lord Duncan: Study for Sailor Bearing the Dutch Flag

Creator:: John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches (27 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Composition of Three Figures in a Garden

Creator:: William Morris, 1834–1896
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk heightened with white chalk, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches (62.9 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Study for a Gathering of People

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 8 1/16 inches (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Study of the Crucifixion

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 10 3/16 inches (31.1 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Study of a Religious Ceremony Scene

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 7/16 inches (28.3 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Le Rideau, Gaite Montparnasse

Creator:: Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk, and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches (25.1 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Study of a Military Scene

Creator:: Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/8 inches (14.3 × 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Building a Stack (Study for Carrying Hay)

Creator:: attributed to Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and white chalk and black chalk over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (17.5 x 26.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation (with separate sheet bearing inscription)

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 3/8 inches (50.2 × 41.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Christ in the Temple

Creator:: Henry Singleton, 1766–1839
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 inches (22.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (50.2 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Bridgenorth, Shropshire

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, watercolor, white chalk, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 7/8 x 35 1/2 inches (65.7 x 90.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, rough, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (28.7 x 42.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Trees and a Cottage by a River

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and gum on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches (15.9 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (50.2 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Margate

Creator:: attributed to Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 x 21 3/8 inches (35.6 x 54.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Two Figures

Creator:: Wyndham Lewis, 1882–1957
Date:: ca. 1912
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (31.8 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The William K. Rose and Eugene A. Carroll Collection

24. Hastings Castle

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 × 11 inches (22.9 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Sea Study

Creator:: Possibly Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 inches (16.5 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Bridge over a Stream with Figures

Creator:: imitator of Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black and white chalk on medium, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches (24.4 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Country Lane with Gypsies Resting

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: between 1760 and 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite and black chalk; verso: graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream prepared wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (28.6 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Wooded Landscape with Figures and Houses on the Hill

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk with stumping, white chalk, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 16 1/8 inches (28.6 x 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Open Landscape with Horsemen and Covered Cart

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: between 1780 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and black wash, with traces of black and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 inches (27.3 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Wooded Landscape with Figures, Cottage and Cow

Creator:: imitator of Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: between 1785 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and gray chalk, heightened with white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches (26.7 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Wooded Landscape with Figures

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and stumping, with touches of white and red chalk, gray and brown wash, heightened with gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (39.4 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Cottage Door

Creator:: Attributed to Thomas Barker, 1769–1847
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, black chalk, brown chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:: Mount: 25 1/4 × 30 inches (64.1 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Design for a Medal: Concordia Victrix

Creator:: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:: ca. 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 × 7 7/8 inches (27.9 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Family Gathered on a Porch, Opatow Kielecki, Poland

2. Figures at Mass, Poland

3. Wilmot's Hill, Kent

4. Landscape with Trees and two Figures

5. Santa Maria della Salute

6. Clare College, Cambridge

7. Figure Study for the Painting of the Victory of Lord Duncan: Study for Sailor Bearing the Dutch Flag

8. Composition of Three Figures in a Garden

9. Study for a Gathering of People

10. Study of the Crucifixion

11. Study of a Religious Ceremony Scene

12. Le Rideau, Gaite Montparnasse

13. Study of a Military Scene

14. Building a Stack (Study for Carrying Hay)

15. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation (with separate sheet bearing inscription)

16. Christ in the Temple

17. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation

18. Bridgenorth, Shropshire

19. Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

20. Trees and a Cottage by a River

21. Sheet of Figure Studies from Raphael's Disputation

22. Margate

23. Two Figures

24. Hastings Castle

25. Sea Study

26. Bridge over a Stream with Figures

27. Country Lane with Gypsies Resting

28. Wooded Landscape with Figures and Houses on the Hill

29. Open Landscape with Horsemen and Covered Cart

30. Wooded Landscape with Figures, Cottage and Cow

31. Wooded Landscape with Figures

32. The Cottage Door

33. Design for a Medal: Concordia Victrix