Paintings & Sculpture

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

Peter Lely, Diana Kirke, later Countess of Oxford, ca. 1665, oil on canvas, Yale

Peter Lely, active in Britain (from 1643), 1618–1680, Dutch
Diana Kirke, later Countess of Oxford
ca. 1665
Oil on canvas
52 x 41 inches (132.1 x 104.1 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.756

Jan Siberechts, Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottinghamshire, 1697, oil on canvas, Ya

Jan Siberechts, 1627–ca. 1703, Flemish, active in Britain (from 1672)
Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottinghamshire
1697
Oil on canvas
75 1/2 x 54 1/2 inches (191.8 x 138.4 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1973.1.52

David Le Marchand, "Sir Isaac Newton," ca. 1710, ivory, Yale Center for British

David Le Marchand, 1674–1726, French
Sir Isaac Newton
ca. 1710
Ivory
Overall: 6 7/16 x 4 13/16 x 15/16 inches (16.3 x 12.2 x 2.4 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B2010.20

William Hogarth, The Beggar's Opera, 1729, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for Britis

William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
The Beggar's Opera
1729
Oil on canvas
23 1/4 x 30 inches (59.1 x 76.2 cm)     
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.349

Warwick Castle
Canaletto, 1697–1768, Italian, active in Britain (1746–1755)
Warwick Castle
1748 to 1749
Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 47 3/16 inches (72.4 x 119.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1994.18.2
Rome from the Villa Madama
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
Thomas Gainsborough, "The Gravenor Family," ca. 1754, oil on canvas, Yale Ce

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British
The Gravenor Family
ca. 1754
Oil on canvas
35 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (90.2 x 90.2 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.56

Studio of Francis Harwood, 1726/27-1783, British, active in Italy, Bust of a Man

Studio of Francis Harwood, 1726/27–1783, British, active in Italy
Bust of a Man
ca. 1758
Black limestone on a yellow marble socle
Overall: 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (69.9 x 50.2 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B2006.14.11

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

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

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

Joseph Wright of Derby, The Blacksmith's Shop, 1771, oil on canvas Yale Center f

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
The Blacksmith's Shop
1771
Oil on canvas
50 1/2 x 41 inches (128.3 x 104.1 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1981.25.712

James Ward, John Levett Hunting at Wychnor, Straffordshire, 1814 to 1818, oil o

James Ward, 1769–1859, British
John Levett Hunting at Wychnor, Straffordshire
1814 to 1818
Oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 51 1/4 inches (99.7 x 130.2 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B2001.2.213

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

Corso Sant'Anastasia, Verona
Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828, British
Corso Sant'Anastasia, Verona
1828
Oil on millboard
25 5/8 x 17 3/8 inches (65.1 x 44.1 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.58
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

L'Enfant du Regiment
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
Frederic Leighton, "Mrs. James Guthrie," 1864–1865, oil on canvas, Yale Cent

Frederic Leighton, 1830–1896, British
Mrs. James Guthrie
1864 to 1865
Oil on canvas
83 x 54 1/2 inches (210.8 x 138.4 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1978.43.10

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