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1. The Prisoner

The Prisoner
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
1787 to 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
16 x 18 1/2 inches (40.6 x 47 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain

Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain
Creator:
Edward Penny, 1714–1791
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 31 inches (91.4 x 78.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Lady in a Pink Silk Dress

Lady in a Pink Silk Dress
Creator:
Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:
ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 × 25 3/16 inches (76.2 × 64 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. The Dead Soldier

The Dead Soldier
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
ca. 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 × 50 inches (101.6 × 127 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. Dido

Dido
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
96 3/16 × 72 3/16 inches (244.3 × 183.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique

Bust of Niobe's Daughter, after the Antique
Creator:
Anne Seymour Damer, 1748–1828
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 9 x 8 1/2 inches (43.8 x 22.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

7. Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 14 inches (40.6 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
ca. 1774
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16 inches (38 x 49 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

9. Study

Study
Creator:
Print made by John Chalon, 1738 – 1795
Date:
1789-1790
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 × 2 15/16 inches (7.8 × 7.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Antigonus Disposing of Perdita

Antigonus Disposing of Perdita
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown and black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with additional inscribed sheet mounted lower center
Dimensions:
Mount: 23 1/16 x 18 5/8 inches (58.5 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Indians Delivering up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet near his camp at the folks of Muskingum in North America in November 1764, 1765

The Indians Delivering up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet near his camp at the folks of Muskingum in North America in November 1764, 1765
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:
between 1765 and 1766
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (25.7 x 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. L'Enfant Prodigue dans la plus grande Misere

L'Enfant Prodigue dans la plus grande Misere
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint with etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 18 inches (36.2 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Juliet

Juliet
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
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

14. 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

15. Constantia

Constantia
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Emma, or the Child of Sorrow

Emma, or the Child of Sorrow
Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 9 9/16 inches (31.5 x 24.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Theodosius

Theodosius
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 9 13/16 inches (30.7 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. The Captive

The Captive
Creator:
Print made by Robert Blyth, 1750–1784
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 17 1/4 inches (34.8 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Andromache and Hecuba Weeping over the Ashes of Hector

Andromache and Hecuba Weeping over the Ashes of Hector
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 1/16 inches (51 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Cephalus and Procris

Cephalus and Procris
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 x 11 inches (19.6 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Venus Chiding Cupid

Venus Chiding Cupid
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 5/8 × 10 1/8 inches (29.6 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Three Marys Going to the Sepulchre

The Three Marys Going to the Sepulchre
Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/16 x 9 5/8 inches (46.9 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Death of Cora

The Death of Cora
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 9/16 x 10 3/16 inches (34.4 x 25.8 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. Charlotte at the Tomb of Werther

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Creator:
William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 13 1/2 inches (40.1 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection