Materials & Techniques: laid paper and white chalk / Image Use: Free to Use / Subject Terms: portrait / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. Self-Portrait

Creator:: Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 5/8 inches (35.6 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Peter Arms Wick

2. Portrait of Phillip Woolrich (b.1628)

Creator:: John Greenhill, 1644–1676
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, white chalk, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (32.4 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Portrait study of John Inigo Richards, R.A.

Creator:: Charles Grignion, 1717–1810
Date:: ca. 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 15/16 inches (14 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Self-Portrait

Creator:: Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 11 3/8 inches (41.6 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Head of a Lady

Creator:: John Russell, 1745–1806
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, white chalk, black chalk, and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (31.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Self-Portrait

Creator:: Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Date:: ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, red chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 × 12 1/2 inches (46.7 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Study of a Man

Creator:: Nathaniel Smith, 1740–1787
Date:: 1743
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on thin, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 10 1/2 inches (43.2 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Study of a Woman

Creator:: Nathaniel Smith, 1740–1787
Date:: 1743
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 × 10 1/4 inches (42.5 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Portrait of a Judge

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (36.2 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mrs. John A. Gee, from Estate of Chauncey B. Tinker, B.A. 1899

10. Study for a Portrait of a Woman

Creator:: Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (18.4 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Margaret Ramsay, the Artist's Second Wife (Died 1782)

Creator:: Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:: 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 3/8 inches (24.1 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Study for the Portrait of William Guise

Creator:: Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:: ca. 1761
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 12 inches (49.5 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Portrait of Mrs. Fitzherbert, Wife of George IV

Creator:: James Sharples, ca. 1751–1811
Date:: between 1782 and 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, black chalk, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. John Flaxman

Creator:: Ozias Humphry, 1742–1810
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 9/16 × 13 11/16 inches (31.9 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Head of a Boy

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1750 and 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, graphite, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 12 5/8 inches (40 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Costume Study for the Portrait of a Lady

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk with white chalk; verso: graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 9/16 x 8 1/8 inches (49.7 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Portrait of Jonathan Richardson the Younger

Creator:: Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Date:: 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk, white chalk and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (48.9 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Portrait of a Divine

Creator:: Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1739–1808
Date:: after 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, black chalk, white chalk, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Henry Reveley

Creator:: Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1739–1808
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, white chalk, black chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 10 inches (31.1 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Portrait of a Gentleman

Creator:: John Hayter, 1800–1895
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, black chalk, white chalk, blue chalk, and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on linen
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/4 × 18 inches (59.1 × 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Unidentified Sitter

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and white chalk on thin, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 1/2 inches (31.4 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

22. Head of a Man

Creator:: Attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1646–1723
Date:: 1732
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, red chalk, and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8in. (42.9 x 28.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Portrait of John Locke, The Philosopher

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: after 1704
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 5/8 inches (30.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Head of a Young Woman

Creator:: Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (31.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Portrait of a Man

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk and brown chalk on medium, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (36.8 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Artist's Son Writing

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (13.3 × 10.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Portrait of a Gentleman

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, black chalk, white chalk, gouache, and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (28.6 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Portrait of Thomas Sandby, R.A., the Artist's Brother

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk, and blue chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches (25.7 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Head of a Girl: Probably a Study of Mrs. De Wint

Creator:: Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, red chalk, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (35.2 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. An Evening Walk

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, graphite, red chalk, white chalk, and gray ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 8 1/8 inches (21 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. The Charmer

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk, and gray ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (36.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Study for the Portrait of a Lady

Creator:: Attributed to Sir Peter Lely, 1618–1680
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk, red chalk and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 6 7/8 inches (22.9 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Portrait of a Man

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 4 inches (11.4 x 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

34. Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches (19.4 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Simon Fraser, Twelfth Lord Lovat (1667-1747)

Creator:: Richard Cooper the Elder, 1701–1764
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches (37.1 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Portrait of a Gentleman (Mr. Plumer or Plumiere)

Creator:: Michael Dahl, 1656–1743
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, red chalk, white chalk, and graphite, with stumping on medium, moderately textured, buff laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Portrait Study of a Young Man, possibly Frank Issom

Creator:: attributed to John Hoppner, 1758–1810
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, red chalk, black chalk, and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 inches (38.7 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Joseph Hickey, Jr.

Creator:: Thomas Hickey, 1741–1824
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, white chalk, black chalk, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 7 7/8 inches (25.4 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Full-Bottomed Wig

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, black chalk, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 10 3/8 inches (33 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. George Morland

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, white chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 7/8 inches (27.3 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban

Creator:: Thomas Frye, 1710–1762
Date:: between 1760 and 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 13 1/8 inches (43.2 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

42. Gov. Thomas Pownall

Creator:: Daniel Gardner, 1750–1805
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, gouache, white chalk, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted to linen
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 10 inches (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Edward B. Greene, B.A. 1900

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1. Self-Portrait

2. Portrait of Phillip Woolrich (b.1628)

3. Portrait study of John Inigo Richards, R.A.

4. Self-Portrait

5. Head of a Lady

6. Self-Portrait

7. Study of a Man

8. Study of a Woman

9. Portrait of a Judge

10. Study for a Portrait of a Woman

11. Margaret Ramsay, the Artist's Second Wife (Died 1782)

12. Study for the Portrait of William Guise

13. Portrait of Mrs. Fitzherbert, Wife of George IV

14. John Flaxman

15. Head of a Boy

16. Costume Study for the Portrait of a Lady

17. Portrait of Jonathan Richardson the Younger

18. Portrait of a Divine

19. Henry Reveley

20. Portrait of a Gentleman

21. Unidentified Sitter

22. Head of a Man

23. Portrait of John Locke, The Philosopher

24. Head of a Young Woman

25. Portrait of a Man

26. Artist's Son Writing

27. Portrait of a Gentleman

28. Portrait of Thomas Sandby, R.A., the Artist's Brother

29. Head of a Girl: Probably a Study of Mrs. De Wint

30. An Evening Walk

31. The Charmer

32. Study for the Portrait of a Lady

33. Portrait of a Man

34. Study of a Woman in a Mob Cap

35. Simon Fraser, Twelfth Lord Lovat (1667-1747)

36. Portrait of a Gentleman (Mr. Plumer or Plumiere)

37. Portrait Study of a Young Man, possibly Frank Issom

38. Joseph Hickey, Jr.

39. Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Full-Bottomed Wig

40. George Morland

41. Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban

42. Gov. Thomas Pownall