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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
The Capture of the "Marquis d'Antin" and the "Louis Erasme"
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
between 1745 and 1755
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
13 x 19 inches (33 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Ships Firing
Creator:
Francis Swaine, 1730–1782
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 10 3/8 inches (15.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Firing a Salute
Creator:
Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink with gray wash touched with brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 14 3/4in. (25.4 x 37.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Boscawen and Sheerness Privateers
Creator:
Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 9/16 inches (37.1 x 52.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A Calm

A Calm
Creator:
Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804
Date:
1754
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, hand colored with watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/16 x 21 1/8 inches (38.9 x 53.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Taking of the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios
Creator:
Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 18 5/8 inches (34.2 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Volunteers of the City and County of Dublin
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Collyer, 1748–1827
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, printed in color and hand-colored
Dimensions:
Image: 16 1/2 x 25in. (41.9 x 63.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Study for a Stage Set: a Fortress with Cannon and Buildings
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (19.1 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Port Mahon
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:
between 1756 and 1773
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 × 9 7/8 inches (20.3 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection