Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Artaud, 1763–1823, British

Formerly attributed to George Romney, 1734–1802, British
Title:
'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'
Date:
1788 to 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
95 x 80 1/2 inches (241.3 x 204.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.539
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
spirit | eagle (bird) | religious and mythological subject | literary theme | mythology | poetry | Greek | religion | wheel | spear | toga | armor | liberty | Roman | torch | chariot | war | Ode to Mercy, 1746
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Malcolm Cormack, Concise Catalogue of Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1985, pp. 16-17, N590.2 .A83 (YCBA)

Catherine M. Gordon, British paintings Hogarth to Turner, Frederick Warne, London, 1981, p. 60, ND466 .G67 (YCBA)

Kim Sloan, William Artaud, History Painter and 'Violent Democrat' , Burlington Magazine, 137, February 1995, pp. 76, 78, Fig. 15, N1 B87 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Jennifer C. Watson, William Artaud and 'The Triumph of Mercy', Burlington Magazine, 123, April 1981, pp. 226, 229, 231, fig. 62, 64, N1 B87 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1021