Exhibition History: An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) / Genre: portrait

1. George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, later first Baron Dover

Creator:: Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1769–1830
Date:: 1823 to 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 29 inches (91.4 x 73.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

2. A Market Girl

Creator:: Henry Walton, 1746–1813
Date:: between 1776 and 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 x 22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Mr. and Mrs. Hill

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: between 1750 and 1751
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

4. The Gravenor Family

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: ca. 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (90.2 x 90.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in "Love for Love" by William Congreve

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 1/4 × 25 1/8 inches (76.8 × 63.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. John Gubbins Newton and His Sister, Mary Newton

Creator:: Robert Burnard, 1800–1876
Date:: ca. 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 92 1/2 x 56 1/2 inches (235 x 143.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. The Browne Family

Creator:: Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:: ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 3/4 × 35 inches (70.5 × 88.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Artist and His Family

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches (52.1 x 66.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. The Drummond Family

Creator:: Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:: ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 x 63 inches (104.1 x 160 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Alexander Pope

Creator:: Louis François Roubiliac, 1702–1762
Date:: 1741
Materials & Techniques:: Marble
Dimensions:: Overall: 24 3/4 x 17 x 9 inches (62.9 x 43.2 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of the British art historian Basil Taylor (1922–1975)
On View:: Not on view

11. Study for the Self-portrait in Enamel

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper; squared in graphite for transfer
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 9 1/8 inches (30.5 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex

Creator:: Isaac Oliver, ca. 1565–1617
Date:: ca. 1596
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and gray ink on parchment laid onto card
Dimensions:: Frame: 3 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 inches (7.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. General Stevenson

Creator:: John Smart, 1741–1811
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Dimensions:: Image: 3 x 2 1/2 inches (7.6 x 6.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Artist and his Family

Creator:: Adam Buck, 1759–1833
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, brown ink, and graphite, with gum arabic and scraping on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 9/16 × 16 11/16 inches (44.6 × 42.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Self-Portrait

Creator:: James Jefferys, 1751–1784
Date:: between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches (54 x 41.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. 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

17. A Lady of the Blunt Family

Creator:: George Engleheart, 1753–1829
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Dimensions:: Image: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 inches (8.9 x 7.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Portrait of a Lady

Creator:: Nicholas Hilliard, ca. 1547–1619
Date:: between 1600 and 1615
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on vellum laid onto card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 x 1 11/16 inches (5.1 x 4.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Duchess of Devonshire and the Countess of Bessborough

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black and gray ink over graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 11/16 x 16 3/4 inches (50 x 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Charles Stuart, third Duke of Richmond and sixth Duke of Lennox

Creator:: Samuel Cooper, 1609–1672
Date:: between 1661 and 1667
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache with gold on parchment laid down on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches (7 x 5.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with His Friends

Creator:: Robert Healy, 1743–1771
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel, chalk, and white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 53 1/2 inches (51.4 × 135.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Elizabeth, Countess of Hopetown

Creator:: Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Dimensions:: Image: 3 x 2 3/8 inches (7.6 x 6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. James Hope, third Earl of Hopetoun

Creator:: Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Dimensions:: Image: 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 inches (7.9 x 6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, later first Baron Dover

2. A Market Girl

3. Mr. and Mrs. Hill

4. The Gravenor Family

5. Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in "Love for Love" by William Congreve

6. John Gubbins Newton and His Sister, Mary Newton

7. The Browne Family

8. The Artist and His Family

9. The Drummond Family

10. Alexander Pope

11. Study for the Self-portrait in Enamel

12. Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex

13. General Stevenson

14. The Artist and his Family

15. Self-Portrait

16. Portrait of a Man

17. A Lady of the Blunt Family

18. Portrait of a Lady

19. The Duchess of Devonshire and the Countess of Bessborough

20. Charles Stuart, third Duke of Richmond and sixth Duke of Lennox

21. Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with His Friends

22. Elizabeth, Countess of Hopetown

23. James Hope, third Earl of Hopetoun