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1. Portrait of Two Boys, probably Joseph and John Joseph Nollekens

Portrait of Two Boys, probably Joseph and John Joseph Nollekens
Creator:
Joseph Francis Nollekens, 1702–1748
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
12 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches (31.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return"

David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return"
Creator:
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:
ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. A Scene from 'The Maid of the Mill'

A Scene from 'The Maid of the Mill'
Creator:
John Inigo Richards, 1730/31?–1810
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 5/8 x 25 inches (47.3 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. A Scene from Don Quixote (Vol.II, Ch.XXIII)

A Scene from Don Quixote (Vol.II, Ch.XXIII)
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:
between 1730 and 1736
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (40 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. The Mandrake: A Charm

The Mandrake: A Charm
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:
exhibited 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 × 29 1/2 inches (63.5 × 74.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i

The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
Creator:
William Hamilton, 1751–1801
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
13 1/2 x 17 inches (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban: The Tempest

Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban: The Tempest
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
ca. 1786–90
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 22 1/8 inches (39.4 x 56.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
On View:
On view at YUAG

8. Four Sketches of a Child at Play

Four Sketches of a Child at Play
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches (12.1 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938, to the Yale University Art Gallery

9. Virgilia and Volumnia Plead with Coriolanus

Virgilia and Volumnia Plead with Coriolanus
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash with gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 12 1/8 inches (29.8 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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. 'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV

'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV
Creator:
James Fittler, 1758–1835
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 1/16 inches (14 × 7.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

12. 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

13. Ophelia: There Is Rue for You and Here's Some for Me

Ophelia: There Is 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 moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 7/8 inches (28.7 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II

Seht Ihr denn nichts hier: 'Hamlet,' Act IV, Scene II
Creator:
Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 inches (16.3 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Juliet

Juliet
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 14 1/8 inches (53.4 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"

A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
ca. 1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.7 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"

Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 inches (27.6 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Griffin and Johnson

Griffin and Johnson
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8 inches (46.5 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Taming of the Shrew. Katharine and Petruchio - The Modern Quixotte, or, What You Will

Taming of the Shrew. Katharine and Petruchio - The Modern Quixotte, or, What You Will
Creator:
Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 x 15 3/4 inches (22.9 x 40 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. John Henderson as Iago

John Henderson as Iago
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
before 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 inches (27.8 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre

An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 5/16 inches (23.8 x 36.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. John Henderson as Iago

John Henderson as Iago
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 1/16 inches (27.5 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. 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

30. Shakespearean Scene (?): A Pilgrim

Shakespearean Scene (?): A Pilgrim
Creator:
Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 18 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (47 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. The Apparition of the Armed Head: Macbeth

The Apparition of the Armed Head: Macbeth
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite, with scraping on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 × 13 inches (40.6 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Lear and Cordelia

Lear and Cordelia
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 22 15/16 x 17 1/4 inches (58.3 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Three Witches from Macbeth: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

The Three Witches from Macbeth: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 20 3/4 x 24 3/16 inches (52.7 x 61.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Lady Macbeth, Sleepwalking

Lady Macbeth, Sleepwalking
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink, scraping, and gouache over graphite on thick, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 21 1/16 x 14 1/2 inches (53.5 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Ophelia's Death

Ophelia's Death
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache, black ink, and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper with reminants of contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 22 9/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.3 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Lady Percy Watching the Sleeping Hotspur

Lady Percy Watching the Sleeping Hotspur
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 24 x 19 1/8 inches (61 x 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection