Collection: Prints and Drawings / Exhibition History: Noble Exercise - The Sporting Ideal in Eighteenth-Century British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-07-14 - 1982-09-19)

1. Brighton Races

Creator:: John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Date:: 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, gouache, and graphite with scratching out on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 26 3/4 inches (51.4 × 67.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Death of the Fox

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Burford, ca. 1710–after 1774
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 15 9/16 inches (27.9 x 39.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Landscape with Sportsman and Guns

Creator:: John Henry Müntz, 1727–1798
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 13/16 × 11 15/16 inches (22.4 × 30.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. A Tigress

Creator:: John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 × 23 inches (48.3 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Shooting, Plate IV

Creator:: William Woollett, 1735–1785
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/2 x 21 15/16in. (44.4 x 55.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Shooting, Plate II

Creator:: William Woollett, 1735–1785
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with etching, fifth state
Dimensions:: Image: 15 1/2 x 20 13/16in. (39.4 x 52.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Shooting, Plate III

Creator:: William Woollett, 1735–1785
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/2 x 21 15/16in. (44.4 x 55.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Shooting, Plate I

Creator:: William Woollett, 1735–1785
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving and etching, fifth published state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/2 x 21 3/4in. (44.5 x 55.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. A Hunting Piece in the Hunting Hall at Houghton

Creator:: Daniel Lerpiniere, c.1745–1785
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving with cartouche in center of publisher's line
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 23in. (43.2 x 58.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Lion and Snake

Creator:: Print made by Samuel William Reynolds, 1773–1835
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, etching, and roulette on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 × 24 inches (48.9 × 61 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Cockney-Sportsmen Shooting-Flying

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored etching, with etched borders
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8in. (25.7 x 35.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Bookmaker and his Client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 9/16 inches (24 x 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Cockney-Sportsmen finding a Hare

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored etching, with etched borders
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8in. (25.7 x 35.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Fox Hunting. 4. The Death

Creator:: Edward Bell, active 1794–1847
Date:: 1800-1801
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, printed in color and hand colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 x 26 7/8in. (55.2 x 68.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Fox Hunting. 2. Going into Cover

Creator:: Edward Bell, active 1794–1847
Date:: 1800-1801
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, printed in color and hand colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 x 26 7/8in. (55.2 x 68.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Fox-Hunting [set of six]: 6. The Dinner

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: between 1787 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 x 20 3/8in. (39.4 x 51.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Fox-hunting [a pair]: 2. Four O'Clock in Town

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (28.6 x 36.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Enraged Vicar

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and gray ink and pen and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/16 x 7 5/16 inches (12.9 x 18.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Amorous Sportsman

Creator:: Print made by Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, printed in color and hand-colored
Dimensions:: Plate: 17 5/8 x 21 1/2in. (44.8 x 54.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Shooting Party Setting Out

Creator:: Frederick George Byron, 1764–1794
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 × 21 1/4 inches (42.7 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Shooting Party Returning Home

Creator:: Frederick George Byron, 1764–1794
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 1/4 inches (42.9 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Cuckold Departs for the Hunt

Creator:: Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 8 15/16 inches (17.3 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Sporting Undergraduate

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 inches (9.5 × 7.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Patience in a Punt

Creator:: Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 12 1/2 inches (20.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. The Sporting Lady

Creator:: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache, and graphite, with squared lines on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 8 7/16 inches (16.7 x 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Man and Woman with a Bag of Game

Creator:: Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 11 15/16 inches (20.3 × 30.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Netting Partridges

Creator:: Thomas Ross, active from 1753
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 11 13/16 inches (19.2 × 30 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Coursing

Creator:: Thomas Weaver, 1774–1843
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 5/16 inches (24 × 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Breakfast before the Hunt

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: between 1785 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black and gray ink with brown and blue wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 8 inches (12.7 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Fox-hunting [a pair]: 1. Four O'Clock in the Country

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 11 3/4in. (22.9 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Portrait: G. Stubbs, Animalium Pictor

Creator:: D. P. Pariset, born 1740, active in Britain from 1767
Date:: after 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 4 7/8 inches (17.5 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Set of four: Fox Hunting. 1. Going Out

Creator:: Edward Bell, active 1794–1847
Date:: 1800-1801
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, printed in color and hand colored
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 x 26 7/8in. (55.2 x 68.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Ladies' Shooting Poney

Creator:: Engraved by unknown artist
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored mezzotint on wove paper
Dimensions:: Plate: 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. A Stag Hunt in the West Country

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and red-brown and gray ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 9 inches (13.7 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. [Fox-Hunting]

Creator:: Figures by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 1/4in. (37.1 x 51.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Horses Fighting

Creator:: George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, second state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (48 x 59.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Brood-Mares

Creator:: Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, third state
Dimensions:: Image: 16 1/4 x 21 11/16in. (41.3 x 55.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Brighton Races

2. The Death of the Fox

3. Landscape with Sportsman and Guns

4. A Tigress

5. Shooting, Plate IV

6. Shooting, Plate II

7. Shooting, Plate III

8. Shooting, Plate I

9. A Hunting Piece in the Hunting Hall at Houghton

10. Lion and Snake

11. Cockney-Sportsmen Shooting-Flying

12. The Bookmaker and his Client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket

13. Cockney-Sportsmen finding a Hare

14. Fox Hunting. 4. The Death

15. Fox Hunting. 2. Going into Cover

16. Fox-Hunting [set of six]: 6. The Dinner

17. Fox-hunting [a pair]: 2. Four O'Clock in Town

18. The Enraged Vicar

19. The Amorous Sportsman

20. Shooting Party Setting Out

21. Shooting Party Returning Home

22. The Cuckold Departs for the Hunt

23. The Sporting Undergraduate

24. Patience in a Punt

25. The Sporting Lady

26. Man and Woman with a Bag of Game

27. Netting Partridges

28. Coursing

29. Breakfast before the Hunt

30. Fox-hunting [a pair]: 1. Four O'Clock in the Country

31. Portrait: G. Stubbs, Animalium Pictor

32. Set of four: Fox Hunting. 1. Going Out

33. The Ladies' Shooting Poney

34. A Stag Hunt in the West Country

35. [Fox-Hunting]

36. Horses Fighting

37. Brood-Mares