Genre: portrait / Associated Places: United Kingdom / Subject Terms: portrait / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs")

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. John Flaxman whilst Lecturing at the Royal Academy

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: after 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches (10.8 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Benjamin Disraeli, Sketched at a Royal Academy Dinner

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: 1876
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 5/8 inches (19.1 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Mrs. Ives of Catton

Creator:: John Downman, 1750–1824
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and red chalk with stumping on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 7 1/4 inches (22.8 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash, graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (19.1 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. London Cries: A Man with a Bundle, Old Clothes

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches (18.7 x 13 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.3 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. London Cries: Flowers

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and gray ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (19.7 x 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. London Cries: Boy with a Donkey

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 5 5/8 inches (17.8 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. London Cries: A Girl with a Basket of Oranges

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches (18.8 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. John Collins of Devizes

Creator:: John Russell, 1745–1806
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:: Sheet: 30 x 25 1/4 inches (76.2 x 64.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Woolwich Warren

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and pen and black ink on very thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 27 1/8 inches (49.5 x 68.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Martha Gunn, Bather at Brighton

Creator:: John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (13.8 × 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Drawing Study of a Man

Creator:: Drawing by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink and graphite on verso of etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 7 1/2 inches (12.7 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Lord Stanhope (Later Earl of Chesterfield) as a Boy, Riding a Pony

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 8 inches (23.7 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Lord Henry Charles Capel Somerset, 5th Light Infantry - Cheltenham

Creator:: Richard Dighton, 1795–1880
Date:: between 1837 and 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, watercolor, pen, black ink, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (27.3 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Gathering at Fulham Palace

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: between 1843 and 1845
Materials & Techniques:: Iron gall ink on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 1/2 inches (22.5 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Richard J. Mammana Jr., Yale MAR 2012, in memory of Cynthia McFarland

22. Portrait of Master Cornelius Stovey, at Doncaster

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 8 inches (24.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. London Cries: A Girl with a Basket on Her Head ("Lights for the Cats, Liver for the Dogs")

2. John Flaxman whilst Lecturing at the Royal Academy

3. Benjamin Disraeli, Sketched at a Royal Academy Dinner

4. Mrs. Ives of Catton

5. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

6. London Cries: A Man with a Bundle, Old Clothes

7. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

8. London Cries: Flowers

9. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

10. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

11. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

12. London Cries: Boy with a Donkey

13. London Cries: A Girl with a Basket of Oranges

14. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

15. John Collins of Devizes

16. Woolwich Warren

17. Martha Gunn, Bather at Brighton

18. Drawing Study of a Man

19. Lord Stanhope (Later Earl of Chesterfield) as a Boy, Riding a Pony

20. Lord Henry Charles Capel Somerset, 5th Light Infantry - Cheltenham

21. A Gathering at Fulham Palace

22. Portrait of Master Cornelius Stovey, at Doncaster