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Exhibition History Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)

Subject Terms portrait

1. The Family of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu and an Attendant

The Family of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu and an Attendant

Creator:: William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:: between 1730 and 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 x 29 1/2 inches (53.3 x 74.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child

Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child

Creator:: Attributed to John Verelst, ca. 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1719
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 79 1/4 × 92 3/4 inches (201.3 × 235.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Cavendish, eleventh Duke of Devonshire
On View:: Not on view

3. Group portrait, probably of the Raikes family

Group portrait, probably of the Raikes family

Creator:: Gawen Hamilton, ca. 1697–1737
Date:: between 1730 and 1732
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 x 36 1/8 inches (66 x 91.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. John Orde, His Wife, Anne Orde (née Marr), His Eldest Son, William, and an Unnamed Servant

John Orde, His Wife, Anne Orde (née Marr), His Eldest Son, William, and an Unnamed Servant

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: between 1754 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 37 x 37 7/8 inches (94 x 96.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Charles Stanhope, third Earl of Harrington and Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas

Charles Stanhope, third Earl of Harrington and Marcus Richard Fitzroy Thomas

Creator:: Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 93 x 56 inches (236.2 x 142.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. A Young Girl with an Enslaved Servant and a Dog

A Young Girl with an Enslaved Servant and a Dog

Creator:: Bartholomew Dandridge, baptized 1691–died in or after 1754
Date:: ca. 1725
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Bust of a Man

Creator:: Francis Harwood, 1726/7–1783
Date:: ca. 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Black limestone on a yellow marble socle
Dimensions:: Overall: 28 × 20 × 10 1/2 inches (71.1 × 50.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Lady Elizabeth Keppel and a Servant

Lady Elizabeth Keppel and a Servant

Creator:: Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1760s
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (62.2 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Beauty's Tribute (Elizabeth Cooper)

Beauty's Tribute (Elizabeth Cooper)

Creator:: Print made by William Faithorne the Younger, ca. 1669–1703
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Plate: 13 11/16 × 10 3/16 inches (34.8 × 25.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Cottager

A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Cottager

Creator:: Engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 21 3/4 inches (44 × 55.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Richard and Maria Cosway, and Ottobah Cugoano

Richard and Maria Cosway, and Ottobah Cugoano

Creator:: Print made by Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 15 3/8 inches (32 × 39 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Benevolent Effects of Abolishing Slavery, or the Planter instructing his Negro

The Benevolent Effects of Abolishing Slavery, or the Planter instructing his Negro

Creator:: Print made by W. Pyott, active late 18th century
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches (48.9 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Portrait of a Young Man

Portrait of a Young Man

Creator:: Attributed to Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches (8.6 x 7.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Rt. Hon. John Manners, Marquess of Granby, and a Servant

Rt. Hon. John Manners, Marquess of Granby, and a Servant

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (60.3 × 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Woman Holding a Mask

Woman Holding a Mask

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: between 1795 and 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on medium, moderately textured, wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/2 inches (33.7 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection