Materials & Techniques: laid paper and mezzotint / Image Available: Available / Creator: Houston, Richard, ca. 1721–1775

1. Lady Jane Cathcart (née Hamilton), and Her Son

Creator:: James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 15/16 inches (35.4 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Lieutenant-General Charles Schaw Cathart, 9th Earl Cathcart

Creator:: James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 1/16 inches (34.8 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Miss Kitty Fisher

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 15/16 inches (34.8 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Mary Duchess of Ancaster

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.9 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1769-1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 9/16 inches (51.4 × 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Richard Robinson, Bishop of Kildare

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 × 11 13/16 inches (41.3 × 30 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Maria, Countess Waldegrave

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca.1762
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 7/8 inches (39.4 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Noon

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Night

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/8 inches (36.2 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. The Burgomaster

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 11/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches (54.6 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Miss Catherine Wodhull

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first state) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 × 16 3/4 inches (55.9 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Duchess of Ancaster

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (33.7 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Lady Cathcart and her Child

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 7/8 inches (34.9 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Lady Selina Hastings

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 9 13/16 inches (33.8 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Domestic Employment: Needlework

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755 to 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Seeing

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.8 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Hearing

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.8 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Tasting

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.1 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Morning

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Feeling

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37.6 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Smelling

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (37.8 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. The Philosopher in Contemplation

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 1/2 inches (26.4 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Morning

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Evening

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 inches (36.2 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (51.4 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 inches (32.1 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Honorable Mrs. John Barrington

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 3/16 inches (33.3 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Portraiture of Babraham

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Childers, the Fleetest Horse that Ever Run at Newmarket

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Portraiture of the Fine Chesnut Arabian

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Portraiture of White-Nose

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Portraiture of Dormouse

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. The Portraiture of Lamprey

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Portraiture of the Famous Horse Old Partner

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. The Portraiture of the Cullen Arabian

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. The Portraiture of Bay Bolton

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. The Portraiture of Bald Charlotte

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. The Portraiture of Crab, Late the Property of the Right Honorable Earl of Portmore

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. The Portrature of Sedbury

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Lady Jane Cathcart (née Hamilton), and Her Son

2. Lieutenant-General Charles Schaw Cathart, 9th Earl Cathcart

3. Miss Kitty Fisher

4. Mary Duchess of Ancaster

5. Miss Harriet Powell

6. Richard Robinson, Bishop of Kildare

7. Maria, Countess Waldegrave

8. Noon

9. Night

10. The Burgomaster

11. Miss Harriet Powell

12. Miss Catherine Wodhull

13. Miss Harriet Powell

14. Duchess of Ancaster

15. Lady Cathcart and her Child

16. Lady Selina Hastings

17. Domestic Employment: Needlework

18. Seeing

19. Hearing

20. Tasting

21. Morning

22. Feeling

23. Smelling

24. The Philosopher in Contemplation

25. Morning

26. Evening

27. Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland

28. Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar

29. Honorable Mrs. John Barrington

30. The Portraiture of Babraham

31. Childers, the Fleetest Horse that Ever Run at Newmarket

32. The Portraiture of the Fine Chesnut Arabian

33. The Portraiture of White-Nose

34. The Portraiture of Dormouse

35. The Portraiture of Lamprey

36. The Portraiture of the Famous Horse Old Partner

37. The Portraiture of the Cullen Arabian

38. The Portraiture of Bay Bolton

39. The Portraiture of Bald Charlotte

40. The Portraiture of Crab, Late the Property of the Right Honorable Earl of Portmore

41. The Portrature of Sedbury