Materials & Techniques: laid paper / Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Genre: historical subject

William Hogarth, 1697–1764

George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death

ca. 1750

after William Hogarth, 1697–1764

Simon, Lord Lovat

1746

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867

Ancient Inscriptions in Greek Alphabet

1802-1804

Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846

The Banishment of Aristides

undated

John Vanderbank, 1694–1739

Preparatory Study for the decoration "Equestrian Portrait of George I"

undated

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ascension of Madame Sage, Chevalier Biggin and Captain Vincent Lunardi in a Balloon, June 20, 1785

1785

Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760

Flight of James II

undated

William Hamilton, 1751–1801

A Dramatic Scene with Three Women in an Interior

1794

Attributed to William Hamilton, 1751–1801

Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont

undated

Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776

Falstaff Inspecting the Recruits

between 1761 and 1765

Ramsay Richard Reinagle, 1775–1862

Hercules Resting

undated

William Lock II, 1767–1847

Mary, Queen of Scots, Embarking

between 1785 and 1790

Peter Monamy, 1681–1749

Landing of William of Orange at Tor Bay

1688

Benjamin West, 1738–1820

A Project for the Monument of the Apotheosis of Nelson

1806

George Vertue, 1684–1756

The Monument in Westminster Abbey of King Henry V

between 1699-1756

Claude Du Bosc, c.1711–1740

The Monument of King Edward III in Westminster Abbey

undated, ca. 1726-1740

Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776

Messengers Before an Emperor

undated

James Bruce, 1730–1794

No. 2. A. Table of Hieroglyphics found at Axum

1771

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Pendennis Castle, and Entrance of Falmouth Harbour

1814-1826

Thomas Wyck, 1616–1677

Newgate Prison, the Fire of London

undated

Anthony Walker, 1726–1765

Britannia in Distress

1756

Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734

The House of Commons

after 1731

Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734

The Sermon on the Mount

undated

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Bruce at the Source of the Blue Nile

undated

Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834

Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire

1814-1826

Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798

A London Riot

undated

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Dunmow

Undated

John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770

Sketch for 'The Continence of Scipio'

undated

Gerard de Jode De Bello Iudaico Valerivs Maximus Libro 2 Cap. 3; De Iure Triumphali Ioannes Zonara Hisoriarum; and In Vita Pavli Aemily Appianvs Alexandrinus in Lybico

Print made by Gerard de Jode, born 1509 or 1517, died 1591

De Bello Iudaico Valerivs Maximus Libro 2 Cap. 3; De Iure Triumphali Ioannes Zonara Hisoriarum; and In Vita Pavli Aemily Appianvs Alexandrinus in Lybico

between 1546 and 1590

James Heath, 1757–1834

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790

1770

Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773

Design for a Medal: Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales

undated

Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760

The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

1750

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Village of Pomeiooc, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 34 A]

undated

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]

undated

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Group of Indians Roud a Fire, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 43 A]

undated

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Indian Charnel House, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 41 A]

undated

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Indians Dancing Around a Circle of Posts, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 42 A]

undated

Mrs. P. D. H. Page Map of North America from Florida to Chesapeake Bay, after the original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 110]

Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century

Map of North America from Florida to Chesapeake Bay, after the original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 110]

undated

Print made by unknown artist

Key to Life School at the Royal Academy

1794

George Vertue, 1684–1756

Familia Regia: Henry VIII, Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour

1742

Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807

Roman Chariot Drawn by Three Horses, with Charioteer and other Figures

undated

Published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1627–1691

Onofrio Panvinio, Amplissimi Ornatissimique Triumphi, and Etienne Du Pérac, Urbis Romae Sciographia ex Antiquis

between 1546 and 1590

Print made by Gerard de Jode, born 1509 or 1517, died 1591

Amplissimi Ornatissimique Triumphi; Trivmphi Maioris In Vrbe Romana ob Victoriam; and Ne Quis Picturae Huis Veritatem Requirat

between 1546 and 1590

Gerard de Jode Seruius Super Vergilivm, et Postremo, Marcvs Tul Cicero; De Triumphali Pompa in Lvcivm Pisonem; Trivmphi Maioris vsvs Permansisse Constat Ad Ivstiniani Tempora

Print made by Gerard de Jode, born 1509 or 1517, died 1591

Seruius Super Vergilivm, et Postremo, Marcvs Tul Cicero; De Triumphali Pompa in Lvcivm Pisonem; Trivmphi Maioris vsvs Permansisse Constat Ad Ivstiniani Tempora

between 1546 and 1590

Gerard de Jode Uel Ingenio Alicuius Excogitatam Operae Precium Duxi hic; Nomina Ex Quibus ea Desumpta Est Dionisivs Libro Quinto; and In Triumpho Poplicolae Iosephvs Libro Septimo Cap. 23

Print made by Gerard de Jode, born 1509 or 1517, died 1591

Uel Ingenio Alicuius Excogitatam Operae Precium Duxi hic; Nomina Ex Quibus ea Desumpta Est Dionisivs Libro Quinto; and In Triumpho Poplicolae Iosephvs Libro Septimo Cap. 23

between 1546 and 1590

Francesco Bartolozzi Edward, Prince of Wales, Presenting the Captive King John of France and His Sons to His Father Edward the Third After the Battle of Poictiers

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Edward, Prince of Wales, Presenting the Captive King John of France and His Sons to His Father Edward the Third After the Battle of Poictiers

1788

after George Vertue, 1684–1756

The Battle Array of Carberry Hill Near Edinburgh with the Surrender of Mary Queen of Scots

1738

Print made by Charles Turner, 1774–1857

Field Marshal, The Duke of Wellington

1816

after ? Michael van der Gucht, 1660–1725

General George Monck

undated

Robert Dighton, 1752–1814

Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty, George III, at the Garden Entrance of St. James's Palace, 2nd August 1786

1786

Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match at Lucknow

1792

Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta

1800

Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match at Lucknow

1792

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, 1802–1873

Reading out the List of the Aberdeen Ministry

1853

Samuel Davis, 1760–1819

The Hur Rangers Encamped at Colgong

undated

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1611–1693

Celebration on the Thames near Whitehall

1685

John Harris, active 1686–1740

The Revolt of the Fleet, 1642

ca. 1710

Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803

View of the Plains on Both Sides of the Ofanto River, Where the Battle of Cannae was Fought

1777 to 1778

Print made by unknown artist

The Merry Tales of the Wise Man of Gotham

1909

Print made by William Baillie, 1723–1810

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch

1774

Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810

The Murder of James First, King of Scotland

1792

Anthony Cardon, 1772–1813

Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet

1806

unknown artist

Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban

1627

Niccoló Schiavonetti, 1771–1813

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet

1812

William Wynne Ryland, 1732–1783

The Interview Between Edgar and Elfreda After Her Marriage with Athelwood

1786

unknown artist

Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban

undated

Print made by William Sharp, 1749–1824

Alfred the Great Dividing His Loaf with the Pilgrim

1782

William Pars, 1742–1782

Figures with a Bull From Parthenon Frieze

undated

Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812

The Slave Trade

1791

Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812

African Hospitality

1791

Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Life School at the Royal Academy

1773

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867

Ancient Greek Inscriptions, Found on the Road Between Mystras and Leontari

1803

Print made by unknown artist

The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green

1909

Print made by Thomas Bewick, 1753–1828

The Arms of Glasgow

1909

Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811

Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and His Sons in Prison

1774

Thomas Kitchin, 1719–1784

Battle of the Boyne, July 1st 1690

undated

Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733

The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland

1720

Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755–1798

The Death of Dido

1796

Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733

The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall

ca. 1720

Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867

Sir Robert Smirke's Continental Tour

1802-1804

Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

The Royal Academy of Arts

1773

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Ticket: Walker's Lectures

1794

Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815

Medallions of F. Hutcheson and L. Natter

1780

Richard Cooper the Younger, 1740–1814

The Procession of the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

1782

Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Life School at the Royal Academy

1773

William Ward, 1766–1826

Catharine of Aragon Pleading Her Own Cause Before King Henry the Eighth

1794

J. Miller, active 1769–1825

The Decisive Victory over the Enterprizing Monsieur Thurot (off the Isle of Man)

1762

Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822

Life School at the Royal Academy

1773

Print made by John Finlayson, 1730–1776

Mr. Foote and Mr. Weston in the Characters of the President and Dr. Last

1769

Print made by James Basire the younger, 1769–1822

Monumentum hoc ad austrum in choro Ecclesiae cathedralis Worcestiae positum

undated

Placido Columbani, born ca. 1744, active 1801

At Rome

undated

Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769

Romanus sum Civis

1726

Print made by Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779–1856

The Field of Waterloo

1830

Print made by unknown artist

Brass Plate for John Lord L'Estrange and his Wife Jacquetta Woodville, Hillingdon Church

undated