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Reference Library 39,136
Rare Books and Manuscripts 20,105
Prints and Drawings 2,409
Paintings and Sculpture 17

Creator

Unknown artist 2,426
Christie, Manson & Woods 214
Sotheby's (Firm) 159
Victoria and Albert Museum 153
Sotheby's Belgravia (Firm) 150
John Murray (Firm) 143
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 134
Karl Baedeker (Firm) 130
Christie & Manson 126
Christie, James, 1773–1831 121
Daniell, William, 1769–1837 119
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 115
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) 89
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 86
Blake, William, 1757–1827 83
Arts Council of Great Britain 71
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803 70
Ward, Lock & Co 67
Fine Art Society 66
Tate Gallery 66
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 63
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 56
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 55
Britton, John, 1771–1857 53
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 52
Constable, John, 1776–1837 52
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 51
Hockney, David, born 1937 51
Clark, Thomas A 50
Dilnot, John 50

Date

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On-site Access

Accessible in the Reference Library 39,136
Accessible in the Study Room 22,514
Not on view 17

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 61,495

Image Available

unavailable 59,489
available 2,006

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 277

Classification

Books 52,653
Prints 2,405
Articles & Chapters 1,620
Periodicals 958
Drawings & Watercolors 679
Archives & Manuscripts 668
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 655
Maps & Atlas (printed) 458
Music (printed) 245
Videos 210
Photographs 151
Computer Files 149
Postcards 127
Visual Materials 65
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural 38
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 36
Dissertations & Theses 24
Posters 22
Paintings 18
Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures 10
Musical Sound Recordings 7
Nonmusical Sound Recordings 3
Ceramics 2
Drawings & Watercolors-Sketchbooks 1
Kits 1
Sculptures 1

Collective Title

A Voyage Round Great Britain 104
Porfolio of Sixteen Designs after Greek Vases 16
Sketchbook, 10 September, 1819 12
Eleven Designs for Houses and Shops 10
Dogs Drawn from Nature 7
English Etchings, A Collection of Thirty-three Original Etchings by English Artists 4
Architectural Remains removed to Farnley, by Walter Fawkes Esqr. from Different Ancient Hall Houses in his Possession 2
The Economy of Beauty, in a Series of Fables Addressed to the Ladies, by Dr. John Cosens 2
The Portfolio, An Artistic Periodical 2
A New Family Herbal 1
Environs of London 1
Fountains Abbey - Views 1
History of More than 300 Animals 1
King Lear 1
Remarkable Houses; views from British Isles and the Continent 1
The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green 1
The Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham 1

Period

20th century 27,239
21st century 14,629
19th century 13,975
18th century 2,821
17th century 504
15th century 320
16th century 182
18th century-19th century 88
19th century-20th century 87
unknown period 17
17th century-18th century 5
14th century 3
13th century 1

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 574
watercolor 368
graphite 278
black ink 235
pen 129
laid paper 118
brown ink 84
etching (printing process) 64
line engraving 59
gouache 57
gray wash 57
lithography 30
gray ink 27
brown wash 25
oil paint 25
card 21
scratching out 19
black chalk 18
gelatin silver process 15
albumen process 14
mezzotint 14
painting (technique) 14
woodcut (process) 13
white gouache 12
aquatint 11
ceramic (material) 11
hand coloring 11
red ink 11
stipple engraving 11
white chalk 11

Height [cm]

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Work Type

wood engraving 1,806
engraving 1,316
exhibition catalog 1,304
lithograph 1,220
auction catalog 1,097
ephemera 1,091
aquatint 1,035
artists' book 902
watercolor 661
chromolithograph 649
history 620
etching 542
drawing 494
map 431
catalog 428
woodcut 424
armorial bookplates (provenance) 357
photograph 337
accordion fold format (binding) 326
private press books (publishing) 315
photomechanical print 313
recreation 291
drawing book 268
memorial card 261
incunabula 260
advertisement 257
fragments (object portions) 248
ink drawing 242
cut-paper work 240
chromoxylograph 238

Genre

architectural subject 275
landscape 246
genre subject 84
marine art 70
animal art 65
portrait 65
cityscape 57
figure study 31
still life 23
religious and mythological subject 15
historical subject 12
literary theme 11
cartographic material 9
sporting art 9
military art 7
botanical subject 5

Subject Terms

Painting, European -- Catalogs. 1,078
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 858
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 856
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 747
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 680
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 665
Rare books -- Catalogs. 650
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. 601
Great Britain. 578
Art, British -- Catalogs. 494
Furniture -- Catalogs. 442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 439
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 380
London Institution -- Ownership. 344
Auction catalogs. 340
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. 339
Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Provenance (BAC,REF) 328
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 321
Incunabula in Yale Library. 295
Art, British -- Exhibitions. 284
Mourning customs -- Great Britain. 284
Drawing, European -- Catalogs. 283
Great Britain -- Social life and customs. 273
Grief. 264
England. 263
Art -- Catalogs. 259
Drawing -- Technique. 257
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. 248
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 239
architectural subject 229

Subject Period

19th century 3,756
20th century 3,601
18th century 1,458
17th century 693
21st century 339
16th century 275
15th century 57
17th-18th centuries 25
15th and 16th centuries 20
11th century 14
12th century 8
14th century 6
Geschichte 5
13th century 3
Alfred, 871-899 3
Civil War, 49-45 B.C 3
To 500 3
18th-19th centuries 2
19th-20th centuries 2
Description and travel 2
Early church, ca. 30-600 2
Elizabeth II 2
Silurian 2
To 400 2
To 510 B.C 2
10e siècle 1
16th-17th centuries 1
16th-18th centuries 1
17th cenury 1
17th-18th century 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 9,238
England 6,216
London 1,936
London (England) 1,253
Scotland 722
Europe 641
United States 628
France 482
Ireland 474
Italy 411
Wales 315
India 305
Australia 240
Edinburgh (Scotland) 209
Edinburgh 184
United Kingdom 172
Germany 162
England London 150
Oxford (England) 126
Middle East 124
Canada 114
Switzerland 111
Netherlands 107
Egypt 100
Spain 93
Kent (England) 91
Bath (England) 85
Devon (England) 85
New York (State) 85
Paris (France) 84

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 430
Blake, William, 1757–1827 372
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 203
Constable, John, 1776–1837 185
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 176
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 173
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 151
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 149
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 145
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 134
Morris, William, 1834–1896 134
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 124
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 120
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 118
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901 98
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820 84
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 83
Hockney, David, born 1937 79
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 79
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882 75
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784 72
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 69
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 68
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641 66
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 65
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 64
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 62
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 60
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 60
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888 57

Exhibition History

Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 123
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 87
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 84
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 62
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 54
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 43
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 29
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 16
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 15
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019) 12
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) 12
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08) 9
John Constable - A Selection of Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (National Gallery of Art, 1969-04-30 - 1969-11-01) 8
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11) 7
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006) 7
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 6
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 5
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28) 5
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04) 5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17) 4
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25) 4
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11) 4
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016) 4
Peterloo and Protest (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-08-16 - 2019-12-01) 3
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014) 3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19) 2
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29) 2
English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17) 2

Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1,720
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Herman W. Liebert 190
Yale Center for British Art 74
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection 56
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Prof. William H. Dunham Jr. 47
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 41
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Michael Zinman 37
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Michael H. LeWitt, Peter A. LeWitt, and Erwin Strasmick 34
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection 28
22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965 21
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Linda G. Mitchell and David M. Doret, Yale BA 1968 17
22960487070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James A. Bergquist 15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Lamson Warren, Class of 1935 15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro 14
22968197670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker 13
22709619840008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 12
22960409440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 10
22738171720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 9
22770980730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 9
22711752450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 7
22711752960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 7
22709619660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619750008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709639120008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22711768230008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22836619370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6

Language

English 54,610
French 930
German 650
Latin 383
Italian 272
Dutch 99
Spanish 87
Undetermined 66
Japanese 46
Russian 29
Multiple languages 21
Welsh 19
Swedish 17
Portuguese 16
English, Middle (1100-1500) 10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600) 9
Polish 9
Danish 8
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) 8
Chinese 7
Hebrew 6
Efik 4
Greek, Ancient (to 1453) 4
Low German 4
Norwegian 4
Estonian 3
Scots 3
Afrikaans 2
Dakota 2
Greek, Modern (1453- ) 2

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unknown artist

Landscape Sketch with Mountains

ca. 1920
unknown artist

The Wolverhampton Racecourse

1837
unknown artist

Portrait of a Woman

1740s
unknown artist

Morecambe Sands

undated
unknown artist

King Charles Spaniel

in or after 1984
unknown artist

White Poodle in a Punt

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Fino, black-and-white Spitz

in or after 1984
unknown artist

A Dog, 'Property of the Earl of Chatham'

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Water Spaniel

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Portrait of a Spanish Dog belonging to Mr. Cosway, chasing a butterfly

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Ringwood, a Brocklesby Foxhound

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel

in or after 1984
unknown artist

Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

mid-18th century
unknown artist

Sign for a Paviour

18th century
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Nymphs Bathing
Accessible in the Study Room
W. Burt scrapbook

1820s?-1867 (bulk 1820s)
Accessible in the Study Room
Anchor Line (Firm)

Programme of events, Sunday, February 9th, 1930

1930
Accessible in the Study Room
Watson (Clothier)

Bill for clothes, notions, and fabrics, 1801

1801
Accessible in the Study Room
[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people seated in an... [Read more]

[approximately 1910-1920?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Hesketh, Robert (Architect)

Robert Hesketh travel diary

1839 October 22-1840 February 19
Accessible in the Study Room
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845

Mary Linwood letter, to an unidentified recipient, July 27, about trilobite and... [Read more]

circa 1830? July 27
Accessible in the Study Room
Emergency bulletin

[1926]
Accessible in the Study Room
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900

Vere Foster's Copy books

[approximately 1897?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Forget me not bookmark

ca. 1870?
Accessible in the Study Room
Print made by unknown artist

Bucks of the First Head
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Five Birds

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Two Small Birds

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Heads of Two Proboscis Monkeys
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

A Shrew
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Three Toucans
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

A Parrot
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

A Weasel
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Farmers Harvesting

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Tintern Abbey

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Alpine Landscape with Figures and Bridge

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
Letters of administration of William Morgan

1781
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

A View from Lord Suffok's Bedchamber Window At Elford Down into the Stable... [Read more]

1759
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

The Cheesecake House, Hyde Park

undated
Accessible in the Study Room
unknown artist

Waterloo Bridge from the West, 1814

1814
Accessible in the Study Room
Armer's (Flookborough, England]

Armer's, Flookborough

[early 19th century]

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