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Prints and Drawings
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
21
Watson, James, 1740–1790
15
Hazlehurst, Thomas, active 1740–1821
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Faber, John the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
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Kettle, Tilly, 1735–1786
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McArdell, James, ca. 1729–1765
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Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740–1779
2
Smart, John, 1741–1811
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Unknown artist
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Bowles, John, 1701–1779
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Bowles, Thomas, ca. 1712–1767
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Brookshaw, Richard, 1736–1804
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Cheere, John, 1709–1787
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Cotes, Francis, 1726–1770
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Dance, Nathaniel, 1735–1811
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Dixon, John, ca. 1740–1811
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Edwards, Edward, 1738–1806
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Fisher, Edward, 1722–1785
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Frye, Thomas, 1710–1762
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Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740–1812
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1748
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
36
Not on view
4
Image Use
Free to Use
40
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Available
34
Unavailable
6
Classification
Prints
25
Drawings & Watercolors
8
Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
3
Paintings
3
Sculptures
1
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unknown
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Collective Title
Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
16
Period
18th century
36
18th century-19th century
4
Materials & Techniques
laid paper
26
mezzotint
24
watercolor
6
canvas
4
graphite
4
wove paper
4
gouache
3
ivory
3
oil paint
3
painting (technique)
3
black chalk
2
brown ink
2
white chalk
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brown wash
1
gray ink
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gray wash
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lead
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intaglio print
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drawing
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watercolor
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miniature
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painting
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sculpture
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statuette
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portrait
37
military art
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religious and mythological subject
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figure study
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sporting art
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portrait
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man
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woman
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coat
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costume
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men
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relief
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actress
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brother
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chariot
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dress
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dust
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flowers (plants)
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gardeners
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hat
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horse (animal)
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laborers
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landscape
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low-relief sculpture
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Associated Places
Carne's Seat
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Colosseum
1
England
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Europe
1
Goodwood Park
1
Italy
1
Rome
1
Temple of Jupiter Stator
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United Kingdom
1
West Sussex
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Westhampnett
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Associated People
Juno
2
Quincey, William Penson De (born 1781/2), brother of Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785–1859)
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Abington, Frances (1737–1815), actress
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Campbell [née Gunning], Elizabeth, duchess of Argyll and suo jure Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon [other married name Elizabeth Hamilton, duchess of Hamilton and Brandon] (bap. 1733, d. 1790), courtier
1
Cavendish, William, third Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755), nobleman and Whig politician
1
Elliot, Ann (1743–1769), courtesan and actress
1
Gainsborough, Thomas (1727–1788), painter and printmaker
1
Grant, Sir James, of Grant, eighth baronet (1738–1811), agricultural improver and politician
1
Jupiter
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Manners, John James Robert , 7th Duke of Rutland (1818 - 1906), Leader in Young England Movement, Postmaster General
1
Manners, John, marquess of Granby (1721–1770), army officer and politician
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Mytton, John [Jack] (1796–1834), sportsman and eccentric
1
Newton, Margaret, 2nd Countess Coningsby (1709–1761), wife of Sir Michael Newton, 4th Baronet (died 1743)
1
Parsons, Anne [Nancy; married name Anne Maynard, Viscountess Maynard] (c.1735–1814/15), courtesan and political mistress
1
Robinson, Thomas, second Baron Grantham (1738–1786), diplomatist
1
Roubiliac, Louis François (1702–1762), sculptor
1
William Augustus, Prince, duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), army office
1
Wynne, Thomas (1736–1807), later Baron Newborough
1
Exhibition History
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
2
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
1
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
1
Fame and Friendship : Pope , Roubiliac , and the Eighteenth-Century Portrait Bust (Waddesdon (NT), 2014-06-18 - 2014-10-26)
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Fame and Friendship : Pope , Roubiliac , and the Eighteenth-Century Portrait Bust (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-02-20 - 2014-05-19)
1
Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)
1
George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)
1
George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
1
George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000-02-14 - 2000-05-15)
1
George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
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Grand Tour - The Lure of Italy in the Eighteenth Century (Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1997-02-05 - 1997-04-07)
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Grand Tour - The Lure of Italy in the Eighteenth Century (Tate Britain, 1996-10-10 - 1997-01-06)
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Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool (Walker Art Gallery, 2007-11-17 - 2008-02-24)
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Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-05-22 - 2008-08-30)
1
Noble Exercise - The Sporting Ideal in Eighteenth-Century British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-07-14 - 1982-09-19)
1
Noble Simplicity and Silent Greatness - Neoclassical Art from 1700 - 1900 (Yale University Art Gallery, 1991-04-26 - 1991-09-29)
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Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2006-02-11 - 2006-05-14)
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Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-10-06 - 2005-12-31)
1
Sidesaddle, 1690-1935 (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2018-09-07 - 2019-03-24)
1
The Anglo-American Artist in Italy 1750-1820 (University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, 1982-04-07 - 1982-05-09)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
The Countess of Coningsby in the Costume of the Charlton Hunt
ca. 1760
Not on view
2
Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811
James Grant of Grant, John Mytton, the Hon. Thomas Robinson, and Thomas Wynne
ca. 1760
Not on view
3
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon and Duchess of Argyll
ca. 1760
Not on view
4
John Cheere, 1709–1787
Mr. Punch
ca. 1760
Not on view
5
attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Portrait of John Saxby
undated
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Follower of Thomas Hazlehurst, active 1740–1821
Elizabeth DeQuincey, nee Penson
undated
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follower of Thomas Hazlehurst, active 1740–1821
Brother of Thomas De Quincey
undated
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attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Portrait of James Tuffs
undated
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Follower of Thomas Hazlehurst, active 1740–1821
Brother of Thomas DeQuincey
undated
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Miss Nelly O'Brien
undated
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Miss Elliot
undated
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unknown artist
Lady Anne Fenoulhet (née Day)
ca.1760
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Miss Charlotte Fish
undated
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Mrs. Cholmondley
undated
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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
William, Duke of Devonshire
1755
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Mrs. Abington
undated
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Rt. Hon. John Manners, Marquess of Granby, and a Servant
undated
18
Attributed to Francis Xavier Vispré, active 1730–1790
Louis François Roubiliac
ca. 1760
19
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A
undated
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James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Mrs. Anne Bonfoy (née Eliot)
1755
21
Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
John Marquess of Granby
undated
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Miss Elizabeth Greenway
undated
23
Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Mrs Bull
between 1755 and 1790
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Mary, Duchess of Ancaster
between 1755 and 1790
25
Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Miss Nancy Parsons
undated
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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Miss Meux
1755
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Thomas Major, 1714–1799
Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor)
1755
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unknown artist
Lady Anne Fenoulhet (née Day)
ca.1760
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Harry Woodward
undated
30
Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
His Royal Highness William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
ca. 1760
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Richard Brookshaw, 1736–1804
Mrs. Anne Bastard (née Worsley)
undated
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John Smart, 1741–1811
Portrait of a Young Man taken from the Life, facing right
undated
33
John Smart, 1741–1811
Portrait of a Woman taken from life, facing right
undated
34
Edward Edwards, 1738–1806
Old Lady with Basket of flowers
ca. 1760
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James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Charles Lucas M.D
1755
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Mrs. Irwin
undated
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John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Mary Bertie, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven
undated
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Henrietta Catherine Cholmley (née Croft)
undated
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Lady Charlotte Johnstone
undated
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Thomas Frye, 1710–1762
A Man Leaning on a Staff
ca. 1760