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Philippe Mercier, 1691–1760

The Sense of Taste

(1744 to 1747)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm), Frame: 59 1/2 × 68 × 2 3/4 inches (151.1 × 172.7 × 7 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Philippe Mercier, 1691–1760

The Sense of Hearing

(1744 to 1747)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867

Windsor Castle, Berkshire

(ca. 1823)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite and pen on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 × 16 1/2 inches (27.9 × 41.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Henry Le Keux, 1787–1868

Villa Madama, Moonlight

(1830)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 17 3/8 × 12 inches (44.1 × 30.5 cm), Plate: 10 1/8 × 5 3/4 inches (25.7 × 14.6 cm), Chine collé: 10 × 5 1/2 inches (25.4 × 14 cm), Image: 3 1/8 × 3 inches (7.9 × 7.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Henry Le Keux, 1787–1868

Villa Madama, Moonlight

(1830)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and engraving; engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 14 1/4 × 9 3/8 inches (36.2 × 23.8 cm), Plate: 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm), Chine collé: 10 × 5 1/2 inches (25.4 × 14 cm), Image: 3 × 2 7/8 inches (7.6 × 7.3 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Henry Le Keux, 1787–1868

Villa Madama, Moonlight

(1830)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 1/8 × 10 1/8 inches (38.4 × 25.7 cm), Plate: 10 1/8 × 5 3/4 inches (25.7 × 14.6 cm), Chine collé: 9 7/8 × 5 1/4 inches (25.1 × 13.3 cm), Image: 3 1/8 × 3 inches (7.9 × 7.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Anthony Highmore, 1719–1799

Ladies Beside a Column and Arcade

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gray wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, bmoderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 4 1/4 x 3 inches (10.8 x 7.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Joseph Michael Gandy, 1771–1843

A Scene in Ancient Rome: A Setting for Titus Andronicus, I, ii

(ca. 1830)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite, watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (18.4 x 29.2cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

C. Hacker

Arcades: of Interlaced Mouldings

(1830)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and brown ink, graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 3/8 × 7 inches (26.4 × 17.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection