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Exhibition History Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)

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1. Cricket on the Goodwin Sands

Cricket on the Goodwin Sands
Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (14 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Dancing Platform, Cremorne Gardens, with a Portrait of Whistler

Dancing Platform, Cremorne Gardens, with a Portrait of Whistler
Creator:
Walter Greaves, 1846–1930
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, pen and gray ink, and graphite on thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 24 7/8 inches (50.8 × 63.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. A Lady Reading

A Lady Reading
Creator:
William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:
ca. 1835
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/2 x 8 inches (29.2 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. View of Bath from Spring Gardens

View of Bath from Spring Gardens
Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (30.8 x 46 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Winter Amusement: A View in Hyde Park from the Sluice at the East End

Winter Amusement: A View in Hyde Park from the Sluice at the East End
Creator:
Print made by James Tookey, active 1787–1805
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, printed in color and colored by hand
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 15 3/8in. (31.4 x 39.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Playing the Games of Quadrille

Playing the Games of Quadrille
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Butterfly Hunting

Butterfly Hunting
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 3/16 inches (13.3 x 18.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Vauxhall Gardens

Vauxhall Gardens
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/16 x 20 11/16 inches (38.3 x 52.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Coits Played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common

Coits Played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Cricket played by the Gentlemens Club, Whiteconduit House

Cricket played by the Gentlemens Club, Whiteconduit House
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Foot Ball played at Market Place, Barnet

Foot Ball played at Market Place, Barnet
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Trap Ball Played at the Black Prince, Newington, Butts

Trap Ball Played at the Black Prince, Newington, Butts
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Four Corners Played at the Swan, Chelsea

Four Corners Played at the Swan, Chelsea
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. May Day

May Day
Creator:
Print made by Rowney & Forster, active 1820–1822
Date:
after 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 12 9/16 inches (21.9 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Fives played at the Tennis court Leicester Fields

Fives played at the Tennis court Leicester Fields
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. A Game of Bowls on the Bowling Green Outside the Bunch of Grapes Inn, Hurst, Berkshire

A Game of Bowls on the Bowling Green Outside the Bunch of Grapes Inn, Hurst, Berkshire
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches (21 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Inside of the Elegant Music Room in Vauxhall Gardens

The Inside of the Elegant Music Room in Vauxhall Gardens
Creator:
Henry Roberts, ca. 1710–1790
Date:
1751
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, hand colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 16 11/16in. (26.4 x 42.4cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar

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

19. Building Houses with Cards

Building Houses with Cards
Creator:
Print made by L. Truchy, 1721–1764
Date:
1743
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 13 7/8in. (28.3 x 35.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Games at Vauxhall: Playing at Cricket

Games at Vauxhall: Playing at Cricket
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
ca. 1743
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 13/16 inches (26.7 x 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Suspense or Expectation

Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Suspense or Expectation
Creator:
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (35.9 x 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. A Picnic: Two Ladies and a Gentleman

A Picnic: Two Ladies and a Gentleman
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, brown wash and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 5/8 × 10 7/8 inches (21.9 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection