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1. The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus

The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus

Creator:: Attributed to Michael Chuke, 1679–1742
Date:: ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Bronzed limewood
Dimensions:: Overall: 54 5/16 x 37 13/16 inches (138 x 96 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

2. The Stowe Reliefs: Allegorical scene, possibly Truth revealing herself to the Liberal Arts

The Stowe Reliefs: Allegorical scene, possibly Truth revealing herself to the Liberal Arts

Creator:: Attributed to Michael Chuke, 1679–1742
Date:: ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Bronzed limewood
Dimensions:: Overall: 54 5/16 x 37 13/16 inches (138 x 96 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

3. Classical Scene: Minerva as the Goddess of Arts and Sciences

Classical Scene: Minerva as the Goddess of Arts and Sciences

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with black and red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/16 × 11 1/8 inches (38.5 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Lieu't Gover'r Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; or The Birth of Minerva

Lieu't Gover'r Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; or The Birth of Minerva

Creator:: James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, aquatint and stipple engraving, proof before letters
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Virgin

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper laid on modern mount
Dimensions:: Mount: 15 1/4 x 11 1/16 inches (38.7 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Richard Robinson, Bishop of Kildare

Richard Robinson, Bishop of Kildare

Creator:: Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 × 11 13/16 inches (41.3 × 30 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Dr. George Berkley, Bishop of Cloyne

Dr. George Berkley, Bishop of Cloyne

Creator:: John Brooks, active 1730–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 13/16 inches (35.2 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh

Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh

Creator:: Thomas Beard, op. 1728?
Date:: 1728
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/4 inches (36.8 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. William Robertson

William Robertson

Creator:: John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/8 inches (53 × 39.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Isaac Watts

Creator:: Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 11/16 inches (23.2 × 17 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 3/16 inches (38.7 × 28.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (47 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Britannia Allegory

Britannia Allegory

Creator:: Charles Grignion, 1717–1810
Date:: between 1743 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving; verso: letterpress on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper (page in book)
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 6 1/16 inches (15.8 x 15.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

14. Frontispiece design for John Fayram's "Eight Views after Nature"

Frontispiece design for John Fayram's "Eight Views after Nature"

Creator:: John Fayram, op.1713–1743
Date:: ca. 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Pen, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 5 7/8 inches (18.1 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Statoribus Artis

No cover image available

Creator:: Print made by Johann Kenckel, 1688–1722
Date:: between 1708 and 1722
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 × 16 3/4 inches (53.3 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Statoribus Artis

No cover image available

Creator:: Print made by Johann Kenckel, 1688–1722
Date:: between 1708 and 1722
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/8 × 12 3/8 inches (46 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Ticket to Concert of Ancient Vocal and Instrumental Music

No cover image available

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving with etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 1/2 inches (14.8 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection