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Prints and Drawings
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Mercier, Philippe, 1689 or 1691–1760
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Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740–1779
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Houston, Richard, ca. 1721–1775
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Unknown artist
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Baker, Joseph of Lincoln, active 1742–1770
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Bowles, John, 1701–1779
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Grignion, Charles, 1717–1810
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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Lambert, George, 1700–1765
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Laroon, Marcellus the Younger, 1679–1772
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Parker, Henry, 1725–1809
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Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
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Scott, Samuel, approximately 1710–1772
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Smith, Nathaniel, 1740–1787
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Watson, James, 1740–1790
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
11
Not on view
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Free to Use
13
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13
Classification
Prints
6
Drawings & Watercolors
5
Paintings
2
Creator Gender
male
11
unknown
2
Collective Title
The Humours of an Election
1
Period
18th century
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Materials & Techniques
laid paper
8
mezzotint
3
black ink
2
canvas
2
etching (printing process)
2
oil paint
2
painting (technique)
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wove paper
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blue chalk
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brown ink
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graphite
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red chalk
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watercolor
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drawing
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intaglio print
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painting
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watercolor
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genre subject
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figure study
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landscape
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architectural subject
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cityscape
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military art
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men
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leisure
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music
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beard
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boots
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cane
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cathedral
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cityscape
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costume
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figure study
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gaze
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gesturing
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guitar
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hat
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hats
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heads
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helmets
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homeless person
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England
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United Kingdom
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Battersea
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Lincoln
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Lincolnshire
1
London
1
St. Paul's Cathedral
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Wandsworth
1
Westminster Abbey
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Witham
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Exhibition History
Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters, 1730-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-10-05 - 2006-12-31)
1
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
1
The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
1
The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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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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Joseph Baker of Lincoln, active 1742–1770
A View of the Cathedral and City of Lincoln from the River
ca. 1760
Not on view
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Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Musical Conversation
ca. 1760
Not on view
3
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Three Soldiers in Armour Sitting on Stone Blocks
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John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Studies of Groups of Heads
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attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Two Heads in a Roundel
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unknown artist
Man with a Stick, Seen From Behind
1755
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Nathaniel Smith, 1740–1787
Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's from Battersea Fields
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Domestick Amusement: Playing the Guitar
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9
Print made by Charles Grignion, 1717–1810
Canvassing for Votes, Plate II
1755-1758
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Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
A Lady with a Fan
ca. 1760
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Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Domestic Amusement: Playing on the Guitar
ca. 1760
12
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Domestic Employment: Needlework
1755 to 1760
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unknown artist
Man Walking Using a Long Staff
1755