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Francis Danby, 1793–1861

Children by a Brook

(ca. 1822)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on panel
• Dimensions29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (74.9 x 62.2 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Hogarth, 1697–1764

Study for the Foundlings

(ca. 1739)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and black ink with gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 4 3/8 × 8 3/8 inches (11.1 × 21.3 cm), Frame: 15 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 1 inches (39.1 × 51.8 × 2.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Edward Lear, 1812–1888

Villa d'Este

(1866)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 7/8 x 10 11/16 inches (17.5 x 27.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

Edward Lear, 1812–1888

Boat on the Nile

(January - March 1867)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (8.3 x 14.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

Edward Lear, 1812–1888

Peppering, Oct. 3-1834

(1834)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 4 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches (11.1 x 16.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

Edward Lear, 1812–1888

St. Giulio, Orta, 26 September 1837

(1837)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite with stumping and white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray-green wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 x 14 1/4 inches (25.4 x 36.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827

'When faith is virtue, reason makes it so' (Page 92)

(1797)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSpine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), Sheet: 16 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches (42.5 x 32.7 cm), Plate: 15 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (39.7 x 32.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827

The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour

(ca. 1822)

• Materials & TechniquesWhite-line metal cut engraving on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 x 9 1/8 inches (17.8 x 23.2 cm), Plate: 3 1/8 x 6 3/8 inches (7.9 x 16.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Accusation of Susanna

(ca. 1773)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 x 18 1/8 inches (30.5 x 46 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

George Romney, 1734–1802

The Accusation of Susanna by the Elders

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and brown ink with graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 x 17 1/2 inches (30.5 x 44.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

Thomas Creswick, 1811–1869

On the Terrace at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

(1840)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on panel
• Dimensions24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Jane Ritchie in memory of Andrew Carnduff Ritchie

Robert Bateman, 1842–1922

The Pool of Bethesda

(1877)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions20 × 29 inches (50.8 × 73.7 cm), Frame: 25 1/2 × 35 1/8 × 3 1/8 inches (64.8 × 89.2 × 7.9 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828

A Knight and Page (from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Götz von... [Read more]

(ca. 1826)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions18 1/4 x 15 inches (46.4 x 38.1 cm), Frame: 23 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (59.7 × 52.1 × 7 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

John Atkinson, active 1770–1775

Girl Bundling Asparagus

(1771)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions30 1/8 × 25 inches (76.5 × 63.5 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801

Morning

(1799)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (44.5 x 54.6 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt

(ca. 1734)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions23 3/4 x 36 inches (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Pierrepont House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

(ca. 1705)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions36 3/16 × 48 inches (91.9 × 121.9 cm), Frame: 45 1/8 × 57 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (114.6 × 146.1 × 9.5 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

John Ferneley, 1782–1860

The Drag of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn

(1843)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions44 1/8 × 72 1/4 inches (112.1 × 183.5 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth

Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840

Indian Temple, Said to Be the Mosque of Abo-ul-Nabi, Muttra

(1827)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions42 1/2 × 56 1/4 inches (108 × 142.9 cm), Frame: 51 × 65 × 4 1/2 inches (129.5 × 165.1 × 11.4 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Robert Hannah, 1812–1909

Refreshing the Weary

(ca. 1847)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions24 x 20 1/2 inches (61 x 52.1 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810

David Garrick and his wife Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel) by his Temple to... [Read more]

(ca. 1762)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions43 1/4 x 53 inches (109.9 x 134.6 cm), Frame: 51 x 3 1/4 x 61 inches (129.5 x 8.3 x 154.9 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

(1779)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions40 1/16 x 50 1/4 inches (101.8 x 127.6 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Robert Smirke, 1752–1845

The Seven Ages of Man: The Pantaloon, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

(between 1798 and 1801)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on panel
• Dimensions15 x 19 7/8 inches (38.1 x 50.5 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Arthur Devis, 1712–1787

An Unknown Man with His Daughter

(between 1746 and 1748)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions19 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (48.9 x 34.3 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

The Paper Buildings, Inner Temple, London

(ca. 1725)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions34 1/2 x 49 1/4 inches (87.6 x 125.1 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

John Ferneley, 1782–1860

The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Palmer with their six younger children at Withcote... [Read more]

(1838)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on canvas
• Dimensions52 × 46 inches (132.1 × 116.8 cm), Frame: 23 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 2 1/8 inches (60.3 × 44.5 × 5.4 cm)
• CollectionPaintings and Sculpture
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

The Arrival of the Fire Engine

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and red brown and brown ink, over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 4 7/16 x 7 inches (11.3 x 17.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Wyatt, 1746–1813

[One of] Five Designs for a Church

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite, pen and brown ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 13 1/8 x 20 7/8 inches (33.3 x 53 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Near Kingswear, on the Dent, Devon

(after 1814)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (16.2 x 23.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by unknown artist

A View of Part of the Royal Gardens at Naples Towards the Sea

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsMount: 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches (24.4 x 31.7 cm), Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 9/16 inches (22.3 x 29.3 cm), Plate: 8 1/16 x 10 3/16 inches (20.5 x 25.8 cm), Image: 7 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches (18.8 x 25 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Remi Parr, 1743–after 1750

The Triumphal Arch in the Garden of Versailles

(between 1768 and 1779)

• Materials & TechniquesHand-colored engraving on laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 1/2 x 18in. (31.8 x 45.7cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840

Architectural Study

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (21 × 26.4 cm), Mount: 9 1/8 × 11 1/4 inches (23.2 × 28.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840

Landscape

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 1/4 × 10 1/4 inches (18.4 × 26 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 7 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (20.2 × 27.8 cm), Mount: 8 3/4 × 11 7/8 inches (22.2 × 30.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

James Wyatt, 1746–1813

[One of] Five Designs for a Church

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and black, brown and pink ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 21 1/8 x 13 inches (53.7 x 33 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

The Rope Bridge, near the Light House, Holyhead

(after 1814)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink and scraping out on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (16.5 x 23.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Mistley, near Harwich, Essex

(after 1814)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (16.5 x 23.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by unknown artist

A View of the Piazza of St. John de Lateran, of the Cardinals College,... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsMount: 9 1/16 x 12 5/8 inches (23 x 32 cm), Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 3/8 inches (21.7 x 28.9 cm), Plate: 7 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches (19.8 x 25.1 cm), Image: 7 1/16 x 9 9/16 inches (18 x 24.3 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by unknown artist

A View of the Sea from the Palace of the Vice Roy at Naples

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsMount: 9 1/2 x 12 7/8 inches (24.1 x 32.7 cm), Sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 9/16 inches (22.5 x 29.4 cm), Plate: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (20.6 x 26 cm), Image: 7 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches (18.7 x 24.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by unknown artist

Spanish Palace at Naples

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsMount: 9 1/8 x 12 5/16 inches (23.2 x 31.3 cm), Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 9/16 inches (21.7 x 29.4 cm), Plate: 8 1/16 x 10 3/16 inches (20.5 x 25.8 cm), Image: 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (18.7 x 24.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by unknown artist

The Palace of Mont Alto at Naples

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsMount: 9 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches (23.1 x 30.8 cm), Sheet: 8 13/16 x 11 7/16 inches (22.4 x 29 cm), Plate: 8 1/8 x 10 3/16 inches (20.6 x 25.9 cm), Image: 7 5/16 x 9 13/16 inches (18.6 x 25 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection