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1. Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia
Creator:
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Date:
ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 1/16 x 20 9/16 inches (38.3 x 52.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. 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

3. David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan) in Benjamin Hoadly's "The Suspicious Husband"

David Garrick and Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan) 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

4. Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
65 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches (166.4 x 133.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. 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

6. Harriet Smithson as Miss Dorillon, in "Wives as They Were, and Maids as They Are" by Elizabeth Inchbald

Harriet Smithson as Miss Dorillon, in "Wives as They Were, and Maids as They Are" by Elizabeth Inchbald
Creator:
George Clint, 1770–1854
Date:
ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
17 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (44.5 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826

Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826
Creator:
Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
38 x 47 1/2 inches (96.5 x 120.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

8. Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in William Congreve’s “Love for Love”

Frances Abington (née Barton) as Miss Prue in William Congreve’s “Love for Love”
Creator:
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/4 × 25 1/8 inches (76.8 × 63.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne) as Cordelia
Creator:
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Date:
1755
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
84 x 82 inches (213.4 x 208.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

10. Design for the Haymarket Theatre: "The Battle of Hexham", by Colman the Younger

Design for the Haymarket Theatre: "The Battle of Hexham", by Colman the Younger
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 14 x 18 5/8 inches (35.6 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Mrs. Abington

Mrs. Abington
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (19.7 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Mrs. Abington as 'the Comic Muse'

Mrs. Abington as 'the Comic Muse'
Creator:
Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 1/4 × 18 1/2 inches (66.7 × 47 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Gadshill

Gadshill
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed mezzotint with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/16 x 12 3/16 inches (41.5 x 31 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in "The Sultan"

Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton) as Roxalana in "The Sultan"
Creator:
John Keyse Sherwin, c.1751–1790
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 inches (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton)

Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton)
Creator:
James Wilson, c.1735–c.1786
Date:
between 1768 and 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 5/8 inches (36.8 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Mrs. Frances Abington, (née Barton)

Mrs. Frances Abington, (née Barton)
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 5 13/16 inches (23.2 × 14.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton)

Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton)
Creator:
James Wilson, c.1735–c.1786
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 × 4 3/8 inches (15.1 × 11.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Caliban, from The Tempest

Caliban, from The Tempest
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Study for a Stage Set: a Fortress with Cannon and Buildings

Study for a Stage Set: a Fortress with Cannon and Buildings
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (19.1 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Garrick as Abel Drugger in "The Alchemist"

Garrick as Abel Drugger in "The Alchemist"
Creator:
Print finished by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches (42.9 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

Mr. Foote and Mr. Weston in the Characters of the President and Dr. Last
Creator:
Print made by John Finlayson, 1730–1776
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 22 3/8 inches (46 x 56.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Mr. Garrick in "The Farmer's Return"

Mr. Garrick in "The Farmer's Return"
Creator:
Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 19 7/8 inches (43.2 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione

Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione
Creator:
Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (61.9 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"

Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"
Creator:
Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 20 5/8 inches (44.8 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Portrait of John Moody as Foigard

Portrait of John Moody as Foigard
Creator:
Giuseppe Marchi, ca. 1735–1808
Date:
between 1769 and 1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (52.1 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Thomas King and Sophia Baddely in "The Clandestine Marriage"

Thomas King and Sophia Baddely in "The Clandestine Marriage"
Creator:
Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 inches (47.6 x 57.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Mrs. Abington as Thalia
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, with hand colored ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/16 × 7 1/8 inches (23.4 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Ophelia: There's Rue for You, and Here's Some for Me

Ophelia: There's Rue for You, and Here's Some for Me
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 8 9/16 inches (27.9 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Shakespeare's Prophecy, the Last Act by One in the Tempest, or the Jack Daws in Borrowed Feathers (from: Caricature, vol. 3)

Shakespeare's Prophecy, the Last Act by One in the Tempest, or the Jack Daws in Borrowed Feathers (from: Caricature, vol. 3)
Creator:
Isaac Cruikshank, 1764–1811
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 17in. (25.4 x 43.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Mrs. Abington

Mrs. Abington
Creator:
Print made by Elizabeth Judkins, active 1772–1775
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Mrs. Abington

Mrs. Abington
Creator:
James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 3/8 × 15 1/16 inches (61.9 × 38.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Mrs. Abington As Thalia

Mrs. Abington As Thalia
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and line engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches (27.7 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I

The Tempest, Act V, Scene I
Creator:
Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 3/4 × 18 7/8 inches (62.9 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet

Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 5/8 inches (42.9 × 55 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

36. Scene from a Play, possibly Benjamin Hoadley's "The Suspicious Husband"

Scene from a Play, possibly Benjamin Hoadley's "The Suspicious Husband"
Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 6 3/4 inches (13 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip

Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip
Creator:
Print made by Hugh Downman, d. 1789
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper, pasted on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 13 1/4 inches (48.2 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Scene from Quentin Durward

Scene from Quentin Durward
Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with brown and gray wash over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 1/2 × 11 1/4 inches (21.6 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Illustration to Beaumont and Fletcher

Illustration to Beaumont and Fletcher
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 inches (17.5 x 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Mrs. Abington as Thalia
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving printed in brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 8 1/4 inches (26.8 × 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"

John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
Creator:
John Downman, 1750–1824
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache, black chalk and stumping on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/16 x 12 5/8 inches (41.4 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Two Ladies Standing in Conversation, Presumably a Scene from a Play

Two Ladies Standing in Conversation, Presumably a Scene from a Play
Creator:
George Dance, 1741–1825
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, greened white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 15 1/16 inches (31.4 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Tempest, Act I, Scene II. The Enchanted Island.

No cover image available
Creator:
Peter Simon, 1750–1810
Date:
1803
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Mrs. Frances Abington

No cover image available
Creator:
James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:
ca.1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 16 inches (65.7 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection