Collection: Prints and Drawings / Creator: Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797

1. Portrait of a Man

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, white chalk and brown chalk on medium, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (36.8 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Landscape with Rainbow, View near Chesterfield

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gum and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 x 16 1/8 inches (31.1 x 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Campagna

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and blue wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 19 3/8 inches (27.6 x 49.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Rocky Landscape with Waterfalls

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 21 3/8 inches (38.1 x 54.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A Church in Italy

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (24.8 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Captive

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 × 22 11/16 inches (46.7 × 57.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin Jr. in honor of Jules D. Prown

7. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, scratched letter proof
Dimensions:: Plate: 19 x 23 1/8in. (48.3 x 58.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Thomas Haden of Derby

Creator:: Print made by Sir Francis Seymour Haden, 1818–1910
Date:: 1864
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream antique laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/8 x 11 5/16 inches (42.2 x 28.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., BA 1910

9. Joseph Wright of Derby

Creator:: unknown artist
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Children of Walter Synnot

Creator:: Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 27 1/8 × 15 3/4 inches (68.9 × 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. John Ashton

Creator:: Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 5/16 inches (54.1 × 38.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Landscape with Ruins

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, black wash, brown wash, black chalk, graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 18 1/8 inches (40.6 x 46 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Robert Ker Porter

Creator:: Anthony Cardon, 1772–1813
Date:: 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 inches (18.3 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III

Creator:: Samuel Middiman, ca. 1750–1831
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/16 × 27 3/8 inches (54.1 × 69.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

15. The Dead Soldier

Creator:: James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/8 x 23 1/2in. (43.5 x 59.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Shakespeare's Tempest Act IV Scene I. Prospero's Cell.

Creator:: Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/2 × 26 9/16 inches (54.6 × 67.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Shakespeare's Winter Tale Act III Scene III

Creator:: Samuel Middiman, ca. 1750–1831
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 3/8 × 26 9/16 inches (54.3 × 67.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. "William and Margaret"

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 × 23 11/16 inches (49.5 × 60.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A Blacksmith's Shop

Creator:: Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Plate: 22 7/8 x 17 1/8in. (58.1 x 43.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Drawing Academy

Creator:: Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, proof before title
Dimensions:: Plate: 22 7/8 x 17 7/8in. (58.1 x 45.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Children of Walter Synnot, Esquire

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, etched letter state
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14in. (48.9 x 35.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Alchemist

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 3/4 x 17 7/8in. (57.8 x 45.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Lady in Milton's Comus

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Plate: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4in. (45.1 x 55.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Indian Widow

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, published state
Dimensions:: Plate: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4in. (45.1 x 55.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. A Hermit

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, proof before title
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 x 18 1/4in. (58.4 x 46.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. The Orrery

Creator:: Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 x 23in. (45.1 x 58.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Three Persons viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

Creator:: William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 x 21 7/8in. (46.7 x 55.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. View of Lake Nemi

Creator:: John Eginton, active 1763–1800
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, proof before letters
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 9/16 x 20 7/8in. (42.1 x 53cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. A Blacksmith's Shop

Creator:: Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mrs. William L. Harkness

30. An Iron Forge

Creator:: Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 x 23 1/2in. (48.3 x 59.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Portrait of Richard Arkwright

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 3/4 × 18 1/16 inches (65.4 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. A Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III: A Desert Place Near the Sea

Creator:: Samuel Middiman, ca. 1750–1831
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Joseph Wright [of Derby]

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Children of Joseph Bradshaw of Holbrook

Creator:: Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first published state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 28 × 21 inches (71.1 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. A Farrier's Shop

Creator:: Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, printed in brown ink
Dimensions:: Plate: 19 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (50.5 x 35.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 7/8 x 23 1/2in. (50.5 x 59.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. The (Wright Bradshaw) Children

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 9/16 x 14 7/8in. (44.6 x 37.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Miravan Breaking open the Tomb of his Ancestors

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Plate: 19 7/8 x 14in. (50.5 x 35.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Miss Kitty Dressing

Creator:: Thomas Watson, 1743–1781
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, 1st state, proof before title
Dimensions:: Plate: 17 7/8 x 13in. (45.4 x 33cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 x 1 7/16in. (46.7 x 3.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Self-Portrait

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 x 13in. (45.1 x 33cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. The Wright Children (so called)

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2in. (49.5 x 39.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Portrait of a Man

2. Landscape with Rainbow, View near Chesterfield

3. The Campagna

4. Rocky Landscape with Waterfalls

5. A Church in Italy

6. The Captive

7. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

8. Thomas Haden of Derby

9. Joseph Wright of Derby

10. Children of Walter Synnot

11. John Ashton

12. Landscape with Ruins

13. Robert Ker Porter

14. Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III

15. The Dead Soldier

16. Shakespeare's Tempest Act IV Scene I. Prospero's Cell.

17. Shakespeare's Winter Tale Act III Scene III

18. "William and Margaret"

19. A Blacksmith's Shop

20. Drawing Academy

21. Children of Walter Synnot, Esquire

22. The Alchemist

23. The Lady in Milton's Comus

24. The Indian Widow

25. A Hermit

26. The Orrery

27. Three Persons viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

28. View of Lake Nemi

29. A Blacksmith's Shop

30. An Iron Forge

31. Portrait of Richard Arkwright

32. A Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III: A Desert Place Near the Sea

33. Joseph Wright [of Derby]

34. The Children of Joseph Bradshaw of Holbrook

35. A Farrier's Shop

36. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

37. The (Wright Bradshaw) Children

38. Miravan Breaking open the Tomb of his Ancestors

39. Miss Kitty Dressing

40. A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

41. Self-Portrait

42. The Wright Children (so called)