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1. Cottage on Fire at Night

Cottage on Fire at Night
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
between 1785 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 1/4 × 31 1/2 inches (56.5 × 80 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Academy by Lamplight

Academy by Lamplight
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 x 39 3/4 inches (127 x 101 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. A Woman, possibly Anne (née Ward) Morland, Wife of the Artist

A Woman, possibly Anne (née Ward) Morland, Wife of the Artist
Creator:
George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 11/16 x 9 11/16 inches (29.7 x 24.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. Woman Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Woman Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Matlock Tor by Moonlight
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
between 1777 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. The Blacksmith's Shop

The Blacksmith's Shop
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 1/2 x 41 inches (128.3 x 104.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

8. The Ballad Singer

The Ballad Singer
Creator:
Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797
Date:
ca. 1764
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 × 25 inches (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints

Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
between 1765 and 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

10. Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte

Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 1/4 x 34 1/2 inches (92.1 x 87.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

11. The Pretty Ballad Singer

The Pretty Ballad Singer
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (42.6 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.8 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
early 1750s
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 15 1/16 inches (53.4 x 38.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/16 x 14 5/16 inches (51.3 x 36.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
between 1785 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with aquatint, in gray ink on thick, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 14 1/4 inches (29.5 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Letter Woman

The Letter Woman
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
ca. 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (37.4 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Unlucky Boy

The Unlucky Boy
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 inches (51 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Oyster Woman

The Oyster Woman
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 9 15/16 inches (36.9 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Pretty Maid with Her Apron Before the Candle

The Pretty Maid with Her Apron Before the Candle
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 1/16 inches (38.8 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Evening

Evening
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.9 x 53.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. The Pretty Ballad Singer

The Pretty Ballad Singer
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 9/16 x 11 15/16 inches (42 x 30.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Young Musicians

The Young Musicians
Creator:
Print made by Johann Gottfried Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (40.3 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (41 x 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Street in Florence with the Duomo and Campanile in the Background

A Street in Florence with the Duomo and Campanile in the Background
Creator:
William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:
ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 18 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (46.3 x 57.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Roslin Castle, Midlothian

Roslin Castle, Midlothian
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache on medium laid paper, mounted on board
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (46 x 63.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Rosamund and the Fair Annett

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Creator:
William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 14 3/16 inches (40.7 × 36 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection