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George Romney, 1734–1802

Portrait of a Man

(between 1758 and 1760)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions25 1/4 × 22 3/8 inches (64.1 × 56.8 cm), Frame: 33 1/4 × 30 1/4 × 2 1/2 inches (84.5 × 76.8 × 6.4 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

Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810

The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper

(ca. 1775)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions31 x 38 1/2 inches (78.7 x 97.8 cm), Frame: 37 3/4 × 45 1/2 × 3 inches (95.9 × 115.6 × 7.6 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811

Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti

(between 1759 and 1760)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions28 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (72.4 x 62.2 cm), Frame: 36 3/8 × 31 7/8 × 2 3/8 inches (92.4 × 81 × 6 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810

Self-Portrait with His Daughter Maria Theresa, James Cervetto, and... [Read more]

(ca. 1780)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions76 x 64 3/4 inches (193 x 164.5 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Norman Black, 1920–1999

Cellist through the Window

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm), Frame: 25 x 19 1/4 inches (63.5 x 48.9 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas Pritzker

Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772

Musical Conversation

(ca. 1760)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions26 x 30 7/8 inches (66 x 78.4 cm), Frame: 32 3/4 x 37 1/2 x 3 inches (83.2 x 95.3 x 7.6 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Marco Ricci, 1676–1729

Rehearsal of an opera

(ca. 1709)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions19 x 22 inches (48.3 x 55.9 cm), Frame: 24 1/4 × 27 7/8 × 2 1/2 inches (61.6 × 70.8 × 6.4 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Marco Ricci, 1676–1729

Rehearsal of an opera

(ca. 1709)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions18 1/4 × 22 3/4 inches (46.4 × 57.8 cm), Frame: 24 3/4 × 29 1/4 inches (62.9 × 74.3 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Millar, ca.1735–1805

Family Group

(between 1774 and 1780)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions50 × 40 1/2 inches (127 × 102.9 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Elegant Company Dancing

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and pen and red-brown, red, and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (11.4 x 20 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Lewis Morley, 1925–2013

Jacqueline du Pré with her Stradivarius

(1962)

• Materials & TechniquesGelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Image: 8 1/2 × 7 inches (21.6 × 17.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ticket to Concert of Ancient Vocal and Instrumental Music

(1786)

• Materials & TechniquesLine engraving with etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (18.7 x 23.2 cm), Plate: 5 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (14.6 x 18.7 cm), Image: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (12.1 x 14.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ticket to a Concert of Ancient Vocal and Instrumental Music

(1786)

• Materials & TechniquesLine engraving and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 1/2 x 9 inches (19.1 x 22.9 cm), Plate: 5 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (14.6 x 18.7 cm), Image: 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (12.1 x 14.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

An Artist's Studio

(1814)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and red-brown, brown, and gray ink, over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 1/2 x 8 7/16 inches (26.7 x 21.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ticket to a Concert of Ancient Vocal and Instrumental Music

(1786)

• Materials & TechniquesLine engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (21 x 24.4 cm), Plate: 5 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (14.6 x 18.7 cm), Image: 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (12.1 x 14.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by John Copley, 1875–1950

Trio

(1940)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and drypoint with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 14 1/8 x 15 5/8 inches (35.9 x 39.7 cm), Plate: 10 13/16 x 12 3/8 inches (27.5 x 31.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784

A Choral Band

(ca. 1777)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 9/16 x 16 3/4 inches (29.4 x 42.6 cm), Plate: 9 1/2 x 11 7/16 inches (24.1 x 29 cm), Image: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (21.6 x 28 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848

Amateurs at Tye Wig Music

(Undated)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and black ink over red graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 17 1/4 x 25 5/8 inches (43.8 x 65.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr., transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Attributed to Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811

Conquering a Chromatic Passage

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 3/8 × 12 5/8 inches (26.4 × 32.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ticket to Concert of Ancient Vocal and Instrumental Music

(1786)

• Materials & TechniquesLine engraving with etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 5 13/16 × 7 1/2 inches (14.8 × 19.1 cm), Image: 4 1/8 × 5 1/4 inches (10.4 × 13.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection