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A Conversation (The Artist's Brothers Peter and James Romney)
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
43 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches (110.5 x 87.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Figures on a Balcony, probably at Westpoint
Creator:
Thomas Creswick, 1811–1869
Date:
ca. 1843
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view
Musical Conversation
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 x 30 7/8 inches (66 x 78.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Second Class—The Parting. "Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poor."
Creator:
Abraham Solomon, 1823–1862
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Discussing a Catch of Salmon in a Scottish Fishing-Lodge
Creator:
William Shiels, 1785–1857
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
38 x 50 3/4 inches (96.5 x 128.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Leak Okeover, Rev. John Allen and Captain Chester at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
between 1745 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
38 1/2 x 48 1/2 inches (97.8 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Sense of Smell
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
British Gentlemen at Sir Horace Mann's Home in Florence
Creator:
Thomas Patch, 1725–1782
Date:
between 1763 and 1765
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
37 15/16 x 48 15/16 inches (96.4 x 124.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Sense of Touch
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Sense of Taste
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Sense of Sight
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Interior of the British Institution (Old Master Exhibition, Summer 1832)
Creator:
Alfred Joseph Woolmer, 1805–1892
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches (71.8 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Preparing for the Hunt
Creator:
John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
47 x 49 inches (119.4 x 124.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

14. Evening

Evening
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (44.5 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Family Conversation Piece
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
Date:
1730 to 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches (45.1 x 80 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Sense of Hearing
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Jockey Frank Buckle, the Owner-Breeder John Wastell, his Trainer Robert Robson, and a Stable-lad
Creator:
Benjamin Marshall, 1768–1835
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (46.4 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
On the Downs
Creator:
Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:
1933
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 36 1/4 inches (76.2 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Birth of the Heir
Creator:
William Redmore Bigg, 1755–1828
Date:
ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Christening of the Heir
Creator:
William Redmore Bigg, 1755–1828
Date:
ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Game of Quadrille
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:
ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Brian Allen, Director of Studies, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (1993-2012)
On View:
Not on view
The Interior of the British Institution Gallery
Creator:
John Scarlett Davis, 1804–1845
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
44 1/2 x 56 inches (113 x 142.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Lord Northwick's Picture Gallery at Thirlestaine House
Creator:
Robert Huskisson, 1820–1861
Date:
between 1846 and 1847
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
32 x 42 3/4 inches (81.3 x 108.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
One Tree Hill, Greenwich, with London in the Distance
Creator:
John Feary, ca. 1745–1788
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
27 1/2 x 48 inches (69.9 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Lovers in a glade
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
between 1750 and 1755
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
35 3/8 × 27 1/2 inches (89.9 × 69.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1732
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 × 64 1/2 inches (76.2 × 163.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Club of Gentlemen
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
Date:
ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/2 x 23 inches (47 x 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Family Group Called 'The Stafford Family'
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
39 × 55 inches (99.1 × 139.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Family Being Served with Tea, possibly the Carter family
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
42 x 55 inches (106.7 x 139.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
British Gentlemen in Rome
Creator:
Katharine Read, 1723–1778
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
37 1/4 × 53 inches (94.6 × 134.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Miss Catherine Herrick with her Nieces and Nephews, the Five Elder Children of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer
Creator:
John Ferneley, 1782–1860
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches (132.7 x 114.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer with their six younger children at Withcote Hall, Near Oakham, Leicestershire
Creator:
John Ferneley, 1782–1860
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 46 inches (132.1 x 116.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
between 1765 and 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The Practical Joke
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
7 x 11 inches (17.8 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Selling Guinea Pigs
Creator:
George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:
ca. 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view