Materials & Techniques: mezzotint / Creator Gender: female / Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Period: 18th century

1. Mrs. Cosway

Creator:: Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 9/16 x 13 9/16 inches (47.1 x 34.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Andromache and Hecuba Weeping over the Ashes of Hector

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 1/16 inches (51 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Rinaldo and Armida

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 7/8 x 14 15/16 inches (53 x 38 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Miss Jones

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Contemplation

Creator:: Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, mezzotint, etching, and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (35.2 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Contemplation

Creator:: Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving, mezzotint, etching, and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 7/16 inches (35.4 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. General George Keppel, third Earl of Albemarle

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/16 × 9 15/16 inches (35.7 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Caroline Curzon (née Colyear), Lady Scarsdale and Her Son, Honourable John Curzon

Creator:: Elizabeth Judkins, active 1772–1775
Date:: 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 5 1/4 inches (19.1 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Sir Joshua Reynolds

Creator:: Print made by Caroline Kirkley, active 1796–1797
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 × 12 1/8 inches (40.6 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Miss Polly Jones

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Samma the Demoniac weeping over the ashes of his youngest son Benoi

Creator:: Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 14in. (50.2 x 35.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Mrs. Abington

Creator:: Print made by Elizabeth Judkins, active 1772–1775
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I

Creator:: Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 3/4 × 18 7/8 inches (62.9 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Hebe

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/16 x 9 1/16 inches (29 x 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Paris and Oenone

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 inches (30.2 x 24 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. A Venetian Lady at Masquerade

Creator:: Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8in. (35.9 x 25.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 × 16 inches (55.2 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Catharine Macaulay

Creator:: Print made by Jonathan Spilsbury, active 1765–1780
Date:: ca. 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (35.2 x 25.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Catherine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)

Creator:: Print made by John Spilsbury, 1730–1795
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (36.8 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Right Honourable. James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury

Creator:: Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, stipple engraving and mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 inches (40 × 30 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Mrs. Macaulay

Creator:: Print made by Jonathan Spilsbury, active 1765–1780
Date:: ca. 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/4 × 16 inches (55.2 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Miss Trimmer

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 3/8 x 14 7/16in. (51.8 x 36.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Mrs. Cosway

2. Andromache and Hecuba Weeping over the Ashes of Hector

3. Rinaldo and Armida

4. Miss Jones

5. Contemplation

6. Contemplation

7. General George Keppel, third Earl of Albemarle

8. Caroline Curzon (née Colyear), Lady Scarsdale and Her Son, Honourable John Curzon

9. Sir Joshua Reynolds

10. Miss Polly Jones

11. Samma the Demoniac weeping over the ashes of his youngest son Benoi

12. Mrs. Abington

13. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I

14. Hebe

15. Paris and Oenone

16. A Venetian Lady at Masquerade

17. Miss Harriet Powell

18. Catharine Macaulay

19. Catherine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)

20. The Right Honourable. James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury

21. Mrs. Macaulay

22. Miss Trimmer