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1. Figure Study Twelve

Figure Study Twelve
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.2 x 8.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Figure Study Thirteen

Figure Study Thirteen
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 inches (11.4 x 7.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Costume Study

Costume Study
Creator:
David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Drummond

4. Costume Study

Costume Study
Creator:
David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Drummond

5. Costume Study

Costume Study
Creator:
David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Drummond

6. Sheet of Classical Figure Studies

Sheet of Classical Figure Studies
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured beige laid paper and moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches (21.3 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. No. 6 Temple of Neptune the King, View and Elevation of the 2nd temple - seen from the east

No. 6 Temple of Neptune the King, View and Elevation of the 2nd temple - seen from the east
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 11 5/8 inches (37.9 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. No. 7 the interior part of the 3rd temple looking from the west front

No. 7 the interior part of the 3rd temple looking from the west front
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 12 inches (35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Man Asleep in a Bunk on Board a Ship

Man Asleep in a Bunk on Board a Ship
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 3/8 inches (13 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Study of the Hermaphrodite

Study of the Hermaphrodite
Creator:
John Brown, 1749–1787
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (13.7 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A London Potboy

A London Potboy
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
1759
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted to medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 3/8 inches (23.8 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Design for a Ceiling

Design for a Ceiling
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (22.5 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. A Man Lifting a Trunk, Two studies on one sheet

A Man Lifting a Trunk, Two studies on one sheet
Creator:
George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, black chalk, and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 1/16in. (28.7 x 20.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Design for a Lunette

Design for a Lunette
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 13 9/16 inches (19.7 x 34.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Portrait of a Man with a Double Chin

Portrait of a Man with a Double Chin
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 4 3/4 inches (15.6 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Apollo and the Muses

Apollo and the Muses
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 inches (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. No. 2 Elevation of the Front of the first temple fronting the sea

No. 2 Elevation of the Front of the first temple fronting the sea
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 x 11 1/8 inches (33 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. No. 5 interior part of the 2nd temple seen from the North Side

No. 5 interior part of the 2nd temple seen from the North Side
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 11/16 x 12 1/16 inches (37.3 x 30.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Paestum: No. 4 View of the Interior part of the 2nd temple from the east front

Paestum: No. 4 View of the Interior part of the 2nd temple from the east front
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (34.3 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. View with a Cart and Figures in a Wooded Landscape

View with a Cart and Figures in a Wooded Landscape
Creator:
Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching counterproof with graphite and brown ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 3/4 inches (18.7 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Mountain Landscape with Figures, Sheep and Fountain

Mountain Landscape with Figures, Sheep and Fountain
Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
between 1785 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, black wash, white wash and black chalk with varnish on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid onto wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (21.6 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Figures, Horses and Cows

Figures, Horses and Cows
Creator:
Thomas Ross, active from 1753
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/16 × 7 inches (11.3 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Front of the Palace of the King of Prussia

The Front of the Palace of the King of Prussia
Creator:
R. Benning, active 1714–1746
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 60 1/2in. (153.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. A View of the Stadt House, New Church, Weighing House, and the adjacent Buildings at Amsterdam

A View of the Stadt House, New Church, Weighing House, and the adjacent Buildings at Amsterdam
Creator:
Thomas Bowles, ca. 1712–died 1753
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 60 1/2in. (153.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Thomas Banks, Esqr., R.A.

Thomas Banks, Esqr., R.A.
Creator:
Print made by William S. Leney, 1769–1831
Date:
1794
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Netting Partridges

Netting Partridges
Creator:
Thomas Ross, active from 1753
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 11 13/16 inches (19.2 × 30 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Foxhunting: The Kill

Foxhunting: The Kill
Creator:
Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 5/16 inches (24.1 × 18.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. "The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...

"The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:
1729
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 3/16 inches (21 × 15.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. "The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

"The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739
Date:
1729
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, graphite, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 1/4 inches (16.8 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Haymaking

Haymaking
Creator:
Heinrich W. Schweickhardt, 1746–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 12 9/16 inches (17.8 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. A Running Postillion

A Running Postillion
Creator:
David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/8 inches (24.1 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle

P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle
Creator:
Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink. watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 5 1/2 inches (17.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Mountainous Landscape with Two Figures overlooking a Lake

Mountainous Landscape with Two Figures overlooking a Lake
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
between 1780 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, pen and brown ink, graphite and yellow ground on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 13/16in. (18.7 x 27.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Figure Costume Study of Henry VIII

Figure Costume Study of Henry VIII
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
between 1793 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (10.8 x 7.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. South View of a House at Ringmer with Gardeners at Work

South View of a House at Ringmer with Gardeners at Work
Creator:
James Lambert of Lewes, 1725–1788
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches (37.8 x 52.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Allegorical female figure: piety holding a nest of pelicans

Allegorical female figure: piety holding a nest of pelicans
Creator:
John Bacon, 1740–1799
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 4 inches (18.1 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Allegorical Female Figure: holding a flaming torch

Allegorical Female Figure: holding a flaming torch
Creator:
John Bacon, 1740–1799
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 3 inches (17.8 × 7.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Two Sketches of Woman

Two Sketches of Woman
Creator:
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 3/8in. (26 x 18.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. North East View of a House at Ringmer with Cattle and Sheep by a Pond

North East View of a House at Ringmer with Cattle and Sheep by a Pond
Creator:
James Lambert of Lewes, 1725–1788
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 20 15/16 inches (37.9 x 53.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection