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Oil still life of a red and a green parrot among baskets of fruit and grapes, with songbirds and a squirrel on a forest floor

Moonlit Scene of Indian Figures and Elephants among Banyan Trees, Upper India (probably Lucknow)

Auguste Borget, 1787

Painting of a lugger and a smack with sails set on a calm sea under a cloudy, warmly lit sky.

A Lugger and a Smack in Light Airs

Charles Brooking, 1750

Two boys fishing at dusk on a riverbank with a dog, a village and pink clouds in the background.

A View of the Church of S. Sabina and the Pyramid of Cestius, Rome

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1825

Oil still life of a bread loaf, cheese, butter dish, decanter, glass and knife on a white cloth against a dark background.

Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

George Smith, 1754

Painting of a grieving man beside a seated woman in white holding out a dagger, with a classical bust behind them.

Studies of Riders in the Hunting Field

Benjamin Marshall, 1805

Reclining nude woman with a serpent coiled on her arm, against red drapery, in a 1674 painting by Benedetto Gennari II.

Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond

Benjamin West, 1801

X-radiograph of a self portrait by Daniel Stringer showing canvas texture and faint underlying figure shapes.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Petrella, in the Kingdom of Naples

George James

Painting of mounted soldiers and spectators before the Horse Guards building with its clock tower under a cloudy sky.

Hob Continues Dancing in Spite of his Father

John Laguerre, 1725

Seated woman in red embroidered dress with green parasol, beside a barefoot girl holding a basket of shells by the sea.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Neturrio, a Sea Port in the Pope's Territories

George James

Hazy riverside scene with moored boats, brick buildings with chimneys, and a winding channel reflecting a pale sky.

Claude Hayes, 1852-1922, Moorland with Sheep and Shepherd, undated

Claude Hayes, 1923

Figures beside a well with sheep and cattle, a cottage and a church spire in the distance, painted in warm earth tones.

The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig

William Clark, 1836

Painting of red-coated riders and hounds leaping a stone wall during a fox hunt across rolling English countryside.

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: Full Cry

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Oil portrait of two boys in 18th-century dress, one standing with a raised arm beside a green chair, one kneeling in a hat.

Portrait of Two Boys, probably Joseph and John Joseph Nollekens

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1745

Painting of a two-masted brig under full sail on a choppy sea, with smaller boats and seagulls under a cloudy sky.

The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind

William Clark, 1833

Painting of a fox hunt in a wooded clearing, with riders in red coats, hounds around a fallen animal, and rolling hills beyon

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: The Death

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Family group in fashionable 18th-century dress before a classical columned portico, with a white dog and garden fountain beyo

'Elis' at Doncaster, Ridden by John Day, with his Van in the Background

Abraham Cooper, 1836

Painting of a woman with flowered hair holding a fan, looking over a harbor with wooden boats under a pink sky.

Children at Play, Probably the Artist's Son Jacobus and Daughter Maria Joanna Sophia

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1745

Panoramic 1847 painting of Edinburgh from the castle, with kilted soldiers and a cannon on the ramparts.

Children Playing with a Hobby Horse

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1741

Painting of a Venetian lagoon with a domed church, palazzi, gondolas and sailing boats under a cloudy sky.

Off the Needles, Isle of Wight

Edward William Cooke, 1845

Painting of a river bank with tall trees, a wooden fence, a rowing boat, and two bathing boys beside calm water.

Boys Bathing on the River Wensum, Norwich

John Crome, 1817

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair in a blue coat and lace cravat, holding a violin beside a music stand.

Portrait of a Man, Probably a Self-Portrait

Hugh Barron, 1768

Painting of bay, black and grey horses with two foals in a field, trees and a rider near a barn under a cloudy sky.

Horses Grazing: Mares and Foals in a Field

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1830

Oval painting of sailing ships on a grey sea, with a rowboat and men on a wooden pier in the foreground.

Armed merchantmen off the Dutch coast preparing to set sail

Abraham de Verwer, 1550

Oil painting of an invalid man with bandaged leg seated in a room while a woman pours tea and others look on.

The Profligate Punished by Neglect

Edward Penny, 1774

Painting of a grey stallion and chestnut horse on a dirt path, with other horses grazing and drinking near trees under a clou

Horses Grazing: a Grey Stallion Grazing with Mares in a Meadow

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1830

Painting of a busy market square with vendors, carts, a Gothic church tower and gabled houses under a cloudy sky.

Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain

Edward Penny, 1782

Hunting party in red coats and top hats gathers by an estate wall with statues, hounds and riders in an open field beyond.

The Virtuous Comforted by Sympathy

Edward Penny, 1774

Painting of men in red hunting coats at a dining table with servants, dogs, and a hunting scene on the wall.

Bachelors' Hall: The Hunt Breakfast

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Painting of a river lined with willows, a figure walking on the bank, and a pale cloudy sky over still water.

Bachelor's Hall: Breaking Cover

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Painted interior of Westminster Abbey with a crowded audience in Gothic galleries and a performance platform before a stained

Interior View of Westminster Abbey on the Commemoration of Handel, Taken from the Manager's Box

Edward Edwards, 1790

Painting of a dining party in an arched hall, a man pouring wine, peaches on a silver platter, and a servant boy.

Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's

Edward Alcock, 1778

Painting of Karnak temple pylons silhouetted at sunset along a river, with palm trees and distant mountains.

Pylons at Karnak, the Theban Mountains in the Distance

Edward William Cooke, 1873

Painting of figures around a map, using a magnifying glass, spyglass and mirror, beside a column under a cloudy sky.

About this museum

The Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, opened in 1977 on the gift of Paul Mellon. It holds the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, including paintings, drawings and prints by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner. Artnap holds 1,743 works from the Yale Center for British Art, 1,127 of them paintings, shown first. The best-represented painters here are John Constable, James Ward, George Stubbs and Joseph Wright of Derby. Each artwork page shows the museum's record, the date and the licence statement.

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Yes. The works are in the public domain or released by their museums for open use, so you can use them in personal and commercial projects. Each artwork page shows the museum and its licence statement.

Are these all the works at the Yale Center for British Art?

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