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Reference Library 4,208
Rare Books and Manuscripts 1,949
Prints and Drawings 127
Paintings and Sculpture 3

Creator

Unknown artist 130
Christie & Manson 123
Christie, James, 1773–1831 114
Christie, Manson & Woods 72
Daniell, William, 1769–1837 65
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803 64
Victoria and Albert Museum 42
Phillips, H., -1840 40
National Gallery (Great Britain) 33
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Sir, 1902– 33
Tate Gallery 27
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857 26
Edward Foster (Firm) 17
Public Catalogue Foundation 17
British Institution 16
Mowl, Tim 15
Walker Art Gallery 14
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 13
Phillips, Mr. 13
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 13
Coxe, Peter, -1844 11
Foster and Son (London, England) 11
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery 10
Blake, William, 1757–1827 10
Courtauld Institute of Art 10
Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster (London, England) 10
Dulwich Picture Gallery 9
Fitzwilliam Museum 9
Manchester City Art Gallery 9
Marsh, Jan, 1942– 9

Date

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To

On-site Access

Accessible in the Reference Library 4,208
Accessible in the Study Room 2,076
Not on view 3

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 6,248

Image Available

unavailable 6,075
available 173

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 14

Classification

Books 5,584
Articles & Chapters 145
Drawings & Watercolors 106
Periodicals 86
Prints 61
Archives & Manuscripts 40
Maps & Atlas (printed) 39
Videos 39
Postcards 30
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 28
Computer Files 16
Photographs 9
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural 8
Music (printed) 8
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 4
Paintings 3
Dissertations & Theses 2
Musical Sound Recordings 1
Posters 1
Visual Materials 1

Collective Title

A Voyage Round Great Britain 64
Architectural Remains removed to Farnley, by Walter Fawkes Esqr. from Different Ancient Hall Houses in his Possession 2
Environs of London 1
The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green 1

Period

20th century 3,197
19th century 1,464
21st century 1,271
18th century 275
17th century 29
18th century-19th century 7
16th century 4
unknown period 4
15th century 3
19th century-20th century 2
14th century 1

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 97
watercolor 90
black ink 80
graphite 35
laid paper 17
brown ink 13
pen 13
gray wash 9
black chalk 6
gouache 5
brown wash 4
etching (printing process) 4
line engraving 4
canvas 3
gray ink 3
oil paint 3
painting (technique) 3
white chalk 3
woodcut (process) 3
aquatint 2
card 2
scraping 2
stipple engraving 2
albumen process 1
blue wash 1
cardboard 1
collage 1
green pigment 1
gum arabic 1
ink 1

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Work Type

auction catalog 688
private press books (publishing) 190
wood engraving 150
ephemera 143
engraving 132
catalog 126
exhibition catalog 116
watercolor 111
drawing 108
history 92
lithograph 81
aquatint 56
etching 47
photomechanical print 45
advertisement 41
map 37
poem 37
auction catalogue 35
postcard 32
biographie 31
prospectuse 31
biography 30
armorial bookplates (provenance) 29
chromolithograph 27
drawing book 27
photograph 27
publisher's advertisement 27
annotations (provenance) 23
criticism, interpretation, etc 20
fiction 19

Genre

landscape 77
architectural subject 45
marine art 17
cityscape 13
genre subject 10
historical subject 5
cartographic material 1

Subject Terms

Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 656
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 636
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. 538
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 424
London Institution -- Ownership. 326
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. 321
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 281
England. 259
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 172
Decorative arts -- Catalogs. 145
Drawing, European -- Catalogs. 137
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 132
Artists -- England -- Biography. 114
Architecture, Domestic -- England. 99
Painters -- England -- Biography. 99
Painting -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 91
Prints, European -- Catalogs. 87
England -- Description and travel. 84
landscape 78
Art -- Private collections. 76
Prints, British -- Catalogs. 69
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 65
Art -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 62
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. 62
Agar, James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis, Earl of Normanton, 1818–1896 -- Bookplate. 61
boats 60
England -- Social life and customs. 57
Pre-Raphaelitism -- England. 48
architectural subject 45
sails 44

Subject Period

19th century 472
20th century 341
18th century 311
17th century 170
16th century 92
21st century 24
15th century 10
17th-18th centuries 6
11th century 3
14th century 3
18th-19th centuries 2
Description and travel 2
Geschichte 2
Silurian 2
17th cenury 1
18th centtury 1
18th-20th centuries 1
England 1
London 1
Quaternary 1
Siglo XVI 1

Associated Places

England 6,248

London 1,913
United Kingdom 118
Europe 96
Great Britain 92
Wales 71
Birmingham 39
Liverpool 39
Oxford 39
Yorkshire 32
Oxfordshire 30
Devon 29
Manchester 29
Kent 28
Norfolk 28
Cambridge 25
Leeds 19
Saint Ives (Cornwall) 18
Bristol 17
Derbyshire 16
Hampshire 14
Cornwall 13
London (England) 13
Scotland 13
Greater London 12
Surrey 12
Warwickshire 12
Buckinghamshire 11
Cornwall (County) 11
Cumbria 11

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 44
Blake, William, 1757–1827 35
Morris, William, 1834–1896 35
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 32
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 30
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 22
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 19
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792, 17
Constable, John, 1776–1837 16
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 16
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 15
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 12
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669 12
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641 12
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 12
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 11
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882 11
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640 11
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837 11
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664–1726 11
Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–1795 11
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 10
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652 10
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830 10
Lutyens, Edwin Landseer, Sir, 1869–1944 10
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 9
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641, 9
Austen, Jane, 1775–1817 8
Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872–1898 8
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961 8

Exhibition History

Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 6
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 3
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 3
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 2
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 2
The Creative Printmaker (Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1986-03-05 - 1986-04-20) 2
The Creative Printmaker (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-07-09 - 1985-09-01) 2
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 2
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 1
Antiques & Fine Art Fair 2002 (BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair, 2002-03-13 - 2002-03-19) 1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17) 1
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 1
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29) 1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12) 1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30) 1
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 1
Paintings on Loan to The Trustees' Room Belmont Park from the English Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Belmont Park, 1968 - 1968) 1
The Age of William III and Mary II (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1989-02-13 - 1989-04-06) 1
The Age of William III and Mary II (The Grolier Club, 1988-12-13 - 1989-01-29) 1
The Noble Horse (II) (The Bunkamaura Museum of Art, 2000-09-02 - 2000-10-22) 1
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018) 1
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30) 1
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 1
William Hogarth - A Selection of Painting from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (National Gallery of Art, 1971-02-12 - 1971-05-30) 1
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009) 1

Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 121
22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 7
22709619660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709639120008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619420008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22709620320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22711725610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22826534440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer 3
22709601630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619600008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709620170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709620290008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711724970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711725370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711725670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738131370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter 2
22770966170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22781089790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22818957730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22818971350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22960434330008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro 2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Lamson Warren, Class of 1935 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
221196231760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
221197978380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
221217314610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606018760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 5,974
French 28
German 26
Latin 9
Russian 7
Italian 5
Japanese 5
Spanish 5
Undetermined 4
Swedish 2
Dutch 1
English, Middle (1100-1500) 1
English, Old (ca. 450-1100) 1
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600) 1

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unknown artist

The Wolverhampton Racecourse

1837
unknown artist

Morecambe Sands

undated
unknown artist

Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

mid-18th century
Accessible in the Study Room
[Photograph of a milkman and wagon.]

[1915]
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Majesty's Ship Tyber of 46 Guns off Teignmouth, Commanded by Captain Dacres

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

St. Paul's First Stone Laid June 21, 1675 by Sir Christopher Wren /... [Read more]

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Landscape with Smokestack

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Battersea

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Croydon Church

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Whitehall Palace, London: Section of Proposed Design

between 1710 and 1740
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Design for a Greenhouse at Kew Gardens

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Roundway Park, Wiltshire: Exterior View

ca. 1840
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Elevation of the Ordnance Office

after 1780
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Garden Front of Buckingham Palace

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Garden of Buckingham Palace, seen from the terrace

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Scarborough

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Scarborough Castle and Harbour

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Ships and Hulks Moored in an Estuary

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Long Minuet as Danced at Bath

after 1787
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Vale of Newlands, Cumberland

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
Royal Bath Hotel (Bournemouth, England)

[Lunch and dinner menu for the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, August... [Read more]

1955
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

View of London from Richmond House, Whitehall

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

View of Cumberland Terrace

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

South View of St. Neot's Bridge, Built About 1589 Out of the Ruins of the Priory

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Shanklin Church/ Isle of Wight

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Whitehall Palace, London: Elevation of Proposed Design

between 1710 and 1740
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Smithills Hall, Lancashire: Exterior View

1769
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Blickling Hall, Norwich

ca. 1770
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Part of Roche Abbey, Yorkshire

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
Palestine Pavilion

[1924]
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Teignmouth Harbor with Ships

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802

Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication... [Read more]

circa 1763
Accessible in the Study Room
Walker Art Gallery

Fourteenth autumn exhibition of pictures in oil and water-colours

[1884]
Accessible in the Study Room
Corrall, Christopher, active 1772

Billhead of Christopher Corrall and Daniel Blachford, gold and silver... [Read more]

1772
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Princess Elizabeth's Cottage, Windsor, Volume XVII, H, page 475 (from The... [Read more]
Accessible in the Study Room
Wolstenholme, Joseph (Metalworker)

J. Wolstenholme's best Britannia metal

[between 1830 and 1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Dover

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Brighton Town and Church

ca. 1780
Accessible in the Study Room
Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne

[approximately 1890]
Accessible in the Study Room
Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Design for the Parterre at Hampton Court

early 18th century
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Battersea Bridge

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
Print made by unknown artist

The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green

1909
Accessible in the Study Room
The low back'd chair

[mid 19th century]
Accessible in the Study Room
Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea... [Read more]

[1823]
$View of Ilfracombe, from Hilsborough$

Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

View of Ilfracombe, from Hilsborough

after 1814
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Entrance to Portreath, Cornwall

after 1814
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

View near Hoyle-lake Cheshire

after 1814
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Southwold Suffolk

after 1814
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Sunderland Pier, Durham

after 1814

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