Genre: figure study / Creator: Mercier, Philippe, 1689 or 1691–1760 / Image Use: Free to Use

1. Domestic Employment: Washing

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Scytheman's Refreshment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 inches (36.1 x 26.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Sleepy Maid

Creator:: Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/4 inches (36.5 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. Mittag

Creator:: Print made by Johann Simon Negges, 1726–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. Miss and her Kitten (Rural Life)

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 inches (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Her Royal Highness, the Princess Amelia

Creator:: Print made by John Simon, 1675–1755
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 x 12in. (45.1 x 30.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 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

8. Oysterinda (Native Meltons)

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Plate: 12 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (32.7 x 22.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Love Me, Love My Cat

Creator:: Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: ca. 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.9 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. Correspondence

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/16 × 10 5/8 inches (33.2 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. The Seamstress

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 inches (35.9 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Rural Life

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 inches (22.5 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. The Masqueraders

Creator:: Print made by John Simon, 1675–1755
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 3/4 inches (25.6 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Domestick Amusement: Playing the Guitar

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/16 × 11 1/8 inches (41.1 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. A Venetian Courtesan

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 x 9 5/16 inches (33.8 x 23.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. The Housewife's Employment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (35 x 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Lady with Glass

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 9/16 inches (33.9 x 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. The Scytheman's Refreshment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.9 × 22.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. 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

20. Seated Woman with a Book

Creator:: Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:: 1725
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 7 7/8 inches (30.5 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Ingamells

21. A Girl Spinning Thread

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/16 x 10 1/4 inches (36.4 x 26.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Swain's Amusement

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/4 inches (36 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Housewife's Employment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/16 x 10 3/16 inches (36.3 x 25.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Lady and a Gentleman

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 5 3/8 inches (15.9 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson

Creator:: formerly attributed to Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1743
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with red chalk and black chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches (16.5 x 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Domestic Employment: Washing

2. The Scytheman's Refreshment

3. Sleepy Maid

4. Mittag

5. Miss and her Kitten (Rural Life)

6. Her Royal Highness, the Princess Amelia

7. Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar

8. Oysterinda (Native Meltons)

9. Love Me, Love My Cat

10. Correspondence

11. The Seamstress

12. Rural Life

13. The Masqueraders

14. Domestick Amusement: Playing the Guitar

15. A Venetian Courtesan

16. The Housewife's Employment

17. Lady with Glass

18. The Scytheman's Refreshment

19. Noon

20. Seated Woman with a Book

21. A Girl Spinning Thread

22. The Swain's Amusement

23. The Housewife's Employment

24. A Lady and a Gentleman

25. Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson