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Leaves 17v–18r from "Helmingham Herbal and Bestiary," Yale Center for British Ar

Leaves 17v–18r from Helmingham Herbal and Bestiary
England, ca. 1500
Gouache and watercolor with pen and ink on parchment
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Folio A 2010 48

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A True description of the naval expedition of Francis Drake, Englishman & Knight, who with five ships departed from the western part of England on 13 December 1577, circumnavigated the globe and returned on 26 September 1580 with one ship remaining, the others having been destroyed by waves or fire
ca. 1587
Pen and ink and watercolor on parchment
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Folio C, Cabinet G

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“Thomas Braythwait on his deathbed,” bound in The Bible, London, Robert Barker,

“Thomas Braythwait on his deathbed,” bound in The Bible. That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old & New Testament
London, Robert Barker, 1607
Pen and ink and watercolor with gouache
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
BS170 1607+

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Sir Peter Paul Rubens, "Peace Embracing Plenty," 1633–1634, oil on panel

Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1577–1640, Flemish
Peace Embracing Plenty
Between 1633 and 1634
Oil on panel
24 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches (62.9 x 47 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.70

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Samuel Cooper, Charles Stuart, 3rd Duke of Richmond and 6th Duke of Lennox, 1661

Samuel Cooper, 1609–1672, British
Charles Stuart, 3rd Duke of Richmond and 6th Duke of Lennox
Between 1661 and 1667
Watercolor and gouache with gold on parchment laid down on card
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches (7 x 5.7 cm), Frame: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 inches (8.3 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1974.2.14

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Richard Wilson, 1712 or 1713–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–1756)
Rome from the Villa Madama
1753
Oil on canvas
37 9/16 x 52 1/4 inches (95.4 x 132.7 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.82

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George Stubbs, Horse Attacked by a Lion, 1762, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for Br

George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Horse Attacked by a Lion
1762
Oil on canvas
96 x 131 inches (243.8 x 332.7 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.71

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Joseph Wilton, Thomas, 1st Baron Dartrey (later 1st Viscount Cremorne)

Joseph Wilton, 1722–1803, British
Thomas, 1st Baron Dartrey (later 1st Viscount Cremorne)
ca. 1770
Marble
Overall: 27 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 110 lb. (69.9 x 41.9 x 24.1 cm, 49.9 kg)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.33

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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in "Love for Love"

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in Love for Love by William Congreve
1771
Oil on canvas
30 1/4 x 25 1/8 inches (76.8 x 63.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.67

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Thomas Rowlandson, An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre, ca. 1785,

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre
ca. 1785
Watercolor with pen in black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, blued white laid paper
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 5/16 inches (23.8 x 36.4 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.149

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William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Leaves 33v–34r (with color chart laid in) from Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching Landscape
ca. 1790
Manuscript, in pen and ink, with watercolor
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
ND1340 G5 1790

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Mary Anne Burges, 1763–1813
“Legitima Alis integris. S. Atropos—Bee Tiger” from Watercolours of the Lepidoptera and Flora of the British Isles
Between 1790 and 1810
Watercolor, pen and ink, and grey wash, with touches of gouache
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
QL555.G7 B87 1810+

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George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Human Skeleton, Lateral View (Close to the final study for Table III but differs in detail)
Between 1795 and 1806
Graphite
Sheet: 21 1/2 x 16 inches (54.6 x 40.6 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1980.1.50

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William Blake, "Jerusalem" (plate 35), 1804 to 1820, relief etching printed in o

William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Jerusalem, Plate 35, "Then the Divine hand…." in Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion, Bentley Copy E
1804 to 1820
Relief etching printed in orange with pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm), Plate: 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches (22.5 x 16.5 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1992.8.1(35)

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rott

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed
1818
Oil on canvas
62 x 92 inches (157.5 x 233.7 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.77

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John Constable, "Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames—Morning after a Stormy

John Constable, 1776–1837, British
Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames—Morning after a Stormy Night
1829
Oil on canvas
48 x 64 3/4 inches (121.9 x 164.5 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.42

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice, The Mouth of the Grand Canal," ca. 1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Venice, The Mouth of the Grand Canal
ca. 1840
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.4652

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John Everett Millais, 1829–1896, British
L'Enfant du Regiment
1854 to 1855
Oil on paper, laid on canvas, mounted on board
17 3/4 x 24 inches (45.1 x 61 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1981.4

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John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876, British
A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842—The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance
1856
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on board
Sheet: 26 1/4 x 53 1/2 inches (66.7 x 135.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.143

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James McNeill Whistler, "Nocturne in Blue and Silver," 1872 to 1878, butterfly a

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903, American, active in Britain (from 1859)
Nocturne in Blue and Silver
1872 to 1878, butterfly added ca. 1885
Oil on canvas
17 1/2 x 24 inches (44.5 x 61 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1994.19

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