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1. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729
Date:
ca. 1709
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 x 22 inches (48.3 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729
Date:
ca. 1709
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/4 × 22 3/4 inches (46.4 × 57.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres

Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres
Creator:
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, 1802–1873
Date:
Summer 1846 to March 1847
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
69 1/4 x 94 inches (175.9 x 238.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. Samuel Thomas Russell in Samuel Foote's "The Mayor of Garratt"

Samuel Thomas Russell in Samuel Foote's "The Mayor of Garratt"
Creator:
Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832
Date:
between 1810 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (62.2 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. David Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard in Benjamin Hoadly's "The Suspicious Husband"

David Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard in Benjamin Hoadly's "The Suspicious Husband"
Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776
Date:
1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas laid to board
Dimensions:
28 1/8 x 36 1/8 inches (71.4 x 91.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Stage Design for Heart of Midlothian; Deans' Cottage

Stage Design for Heart of Midlothian; Deans' Cottage
Creator:
Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840
Date:
ca. 1819
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 x 15 1/4 inches (27.9 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. Ballet Scene from "On the Sands"

Ballet Scene from "On the Sands"
Creator:
Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878–1914
Date:
1910
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

8. Interior View of Westminster Abbey on the Commemoration of Handel, Taken from the Manager's Box

Interior View of Westminster Abbey on the Commemoration of Handel, Taken from the Manager's Box
Creator:
Edward Edwards, 1738–1806
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 3/8 x 40 inches (128 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte

Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 1/4 x 34 1/2 inches (92.1 x 87.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

10. The Nautch Dancers

The Nautch Dancers
Creator:
Print made by Charles William Cain, 1893–1962
Date:
ca. 1925
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 19 1/16 inches (39.3 x 48.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judith Zlotsky

11. A Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica

A Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica
Creator:
Print made by Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/16 x 19 7/8 inches (33.8 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Cotillion Dance

The Cotillion Dance
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 9/16 inches (25.5 × 34.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Gypsy Chorus, Granada

Gypsy Chorus, Granada
Creator:
Sir William Russell Flint, 1880–1969
Date:
1931
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 x 15 5/8 inches (27.2 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

14. Trio

Trio
Creator:
Print made by John Copley, 1875–1950
Date:
1940
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 15 5/8 inches (35.9 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Girls Singing

Girls Singing
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van den Berge, active 1689–1737
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 1/4 inches (35.5 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. The Musician

The Musician
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (36.9 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Burmese Dancers

Burmese Dancers
Creator:
Print made by Charles William Cain, 1893–1962
Date:
between 1920 and 1924
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 9/16 x 18 3/4 inches (37 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

18. A Raree Show

A Raree Show
Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816
Date:
between 1792 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 6 1/4 inches (19.4 × 15.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Study of a Pianist and Bass Player

Study of a Pianist and Bass Player
Creator:
Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches (40.3 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A Choral Band

A Choral Band
Creator:
Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784
Date:
ca. 1777
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 9/16 x 16 3/4 inches (29.4 x 42.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. The Ragged Concert

The Ragged Concert
Creator:
Print made by Richard Brookshaw, 1736–1804
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 10 3/16 inches (35.7 x 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. The Musician

The Musician
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 7/16 inches (51.5 x 36.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Punch

Punch
Creator:
Print made by Rowney & Forster, active 1820–1822
Date:
after 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 13/16 × 12 9/16 inches (22.4 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Four Children on a Stage

Four Children on a Stage
Creator:
Adelaide Claxton, 1858–1905
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Wood-engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 9 1/4in. (15.2 x 23.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. A Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica

A Negroes Dance in the Island of Dominica
Creator:
Print made by Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 x 15 3/4 inches (33.4 x 40 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Vauxhall Gardens

Vauxhall Gardens
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1784
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/16 x 20 11/16 inches (38.3 x 52.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Show

The Show
Creator:
Print made by Rowney & Forster, active 1820–1822
Date:
after 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/4 inches (22.3 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Flying at Hendon

Flying at Hendon
Creator:
Tony Sarg, 1880–1942
Date:
1914
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph on board
Dimensions:
Sheet: 38 3/8 x 23 1/2 inches (97.5 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

29. Mr. Wilkinson as Michael in Free & Easy

Mr. Wilkinson as Michael in Free & Easy
Creator:
Print made by Robert Cooper, ca. 1800–1836
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, line engraving, and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 7 11/16 inches (27.1 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell

30. Dancing Bear with Its Keeper, Piper, and Audience of One

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Creator:
James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 x 13 1/16 inches (26.9 x 33.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection