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1. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Creator:: John Cheere, 1709–1787
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Lead
Dimensions:: Overall: 11 x 7 x 3 1/4 inches (27.9 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Boxwood
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (16.5 x 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. John Locke

Creator:: Attributed to John Nost I, before 1660–1711/1712
Date:: ca. 1700
Materials & Techniques:: Lead (on stone base)
Dimensions:: Overall: 29 × 23 × 9 inches (73.7 × 58.4 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Creator:: David Le Marchand, 1674–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Ivory
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 7/16 × 4 13/16 × 15/16 inches (16.3 × 12.2 × 2.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

6. Portrait of John Locke, The Philosopher

Portrait of John Locke, The Philosopher

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: after 1704
Materials & Techniques:: Red chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 5/8 inches (30.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. James Harris

Creator:: Print made by James Basire, 1730–1802
Date:: after 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 1/8 inches (16.4 × 10.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

8. Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher

Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher

Creator:: Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 11/16 x 9 13/16 inches (32.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Medallions of F. Hutcheson and L. Natter

Medallions of F. Hutcheson and L. Natter

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint, stipple engraving, and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 7/16 inches (36.9 x 26.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection