Materials & Techniques: laid paper / Collection: Prints and Drawings / Creator: Houston, Richard, ca. 1721–1775

1. The Portraiture of White-Nose

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Portraiture of Lamprey

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Portraiture of Bald Charlotte

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Portraiture of Bay Bolton

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Childers, the Fleetest Horse that Ever Run at Newmarket

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Portraiture of the Fine Chesnut Arabian

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Portraiture of Babraham

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Portraiture of Dormouse

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Portraiture of the Famous Horse Old Partner

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Portrature of Sedbury

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Portraiture of the Cullen Arabian

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Portraiture of Crab, Late the Property of the Right Honorable Earl of Portmore

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 13 5/8in. (29.5 x 34.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first state) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 × 16 3/4 inches (55.9 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. The Burgomaster

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 11/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches (54.6 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Miss Catherine Wodhull

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Miss Kitty Fisher

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 15/16 inches (34.8 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Lady Jane Cathcart (née Hamilton), and Her Son

Creator:: James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 15/16 inches (35.4 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Richard Robinson, Bishop of Kildare

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 × 11 13/16 inches (41.3 × 30 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Maria, Countess Waldegrave

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca.1762
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 7/8 inches (39.4 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Lieutenant-General Charles Schaw Cathart, 9th Earl Cathcart

Creator:: James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 1/16 inches (34.8 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Duchess of Ancaster

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (33.7 × 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Lady Cathcart and her Child

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 7/8 inches (34.9 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Domestic Employment: Needlework

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1755 to 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. The Philosopher in Contemplation

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 1/2 inches (26.4 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Morning

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Seeing

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.8 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Evening

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 inches (36.2 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Noon

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Lady Selina Hastings

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 9 13/16 inches (33.8 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Night

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 1/8 inches (36.2 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Smelling

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (37.8 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Hearing

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.8 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. Tasting

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (37.1 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. Feeling

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37.6 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. Morning

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. Mary Duchess of Ancaster

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.9 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (51.4 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Miss Harriet Powell

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1769-1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 9/16 inches (51.4 × 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 inches (32.1 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Honorable Mrs. John Barrington

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 3/16 inches (33.3 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Major-General, Stringer Lawrence

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1761
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 3/8 inches (40.2 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 8 7/8 inches (33 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 9 1/16 inches (33 × 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. William Kingsley Esq.

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 3/16 inches (39.8 × 28.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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5. Childers, the Fleetest Horse that Ever Run at Newmarket

6. The Portraiture of the Fine Chesnut Arabian

7. The Portraiture of Babraham

8. The Portraiture of Dormouse

9. The Portraiture of the Famous Horse Old Partner

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