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Yale University Art Gallery

393 works

Oil portrait of a man in ermine robes and gold collar, holding an orb and scepter, with a column and sky behind him.

King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Godfrey Kneller, 1714

Painted river valley with boats on the water, a hilltop castle, a town with church spires, and distant mountains at sunset.

A Rheinish Landscape

Jan Griffier, 1705

Oil portrait of a man in curled wig and armor, pointing at a baton, with a cherub in clouds above.

George, Prince of Denmark (1653-1708) and Consort of Queen Anne of England (1665-1714)

J. Cooper, 1720

Full-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, with a red drape and a sea view of a fortress.

Portrait of Elihu Yale (1648/49-1721)

Enoch Seeman the Elder, 1717

Oil portrait of a man leaning on a ledge beside a seated woman in blue silk holding a spaniel, under trees.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Wentworth

Joshua Reynolds, 1763

Oil portrait of a crowned woman in red and ermine robes holding a sceptre and orb, with a cherub above.

Anne, Queen of England (1665-1714)

J. Cooper, 1720

Portrait of a seated elderly man in pink coat with powdered wig, beside a globe and bookshelves in a study.

Reverend Nehemiah Strong (1728/29-1807), B.A. 1755, M.A. 1758

Ralph Earl, 1790

Oil portrait of a seated woman in white with two young sons, one in a black feathered hat, against a red drapery and landscap

Portrait of Jane, Countess of Harrington, with her Sons, the Viscount Petersham and the Honorable Lincoln Stanhope

Joshua Reynolds, 1786

Full-length portrait of a uniformed officer with a spyglass beside a white horse, with a smoky battlefield and flag behind.

General George Washington at Trenton

John Trumbull, 1792

Group portrait of seven people around a table with a clergyman in black, a seated man with a book, women, a child, and column

The Bermuda Group (Dean Berkeley and His Entourage)

John Smibert, 1728

Oval oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a brown garment and white collar, looking to the side.

Omai

Joshua Reynolds, 1774

Painting of a chaotic battle on a hillside with red-coated soldiers, raised flags, smoke, and a burning town behind.

The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775

John Trumbull, 1786

Oil portrait of a clergyman in black robe and white bands, grey wig, gesturing with raised hand against dark background.

Ezra Stiles (1727-1795), B.A.1746, M.A.1749

Reuben Moulthrop, 1794

Oval painting of a seated woman in blue and red holding up a smiling infant, with cloud-like figures behind her under a dark

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Half-length portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

George Washington (1732-1799), LL.D 1781

John Trumbull, 1793

Painted family portrait of a man, a child, and a woman in blue, with books and red drapery behind them.

Portrait of George Eliot and Family

Jonathan Budington, 1798

Hanging scroll painting of a white cockatoo perched on an ornate golden stand with lotus motifs and red seals.

White Cockatoo

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Painting of a chaotic ancient battle with a seated wounded commander in red, fallen soldiers, horsemen and an eagle standard.

The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae

John Trumbull, 1773

Oil portrait of two men in 18th-century dress, one seated and one standing, with a harbour and ships behind them.

Elihu Yale and his Cousin (Son? Nephew?) David (1649-1721)

James Worsdale, 1718

Six-panel folding screen with ink paintings of chickens, a rooster on rocks, and a stone lantern on gold ground.

Chicken

Itō Jakuchū, 1770

Oil portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand resting on a red book, against a dark background

Rufus King (1755-1827)

John Trumbull, 1800

Hanging scroll of ink branches with red pomegranate flowers and green leaves on a pale background, with inscription and seals

Pomegranate Flowers

Ink painting of a lotus leaf on a long stem rising beside a dark rock, with a folded bud and grass blades.

Lotu

Itō Jakuchū, 1765

Painting of a wounded officer in a yellow coat held up by soldiers in a snowy battle with smoke and flags behind.

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775

John Trumbull, 1786

Half-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes, buff waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark b

George Washington (1732-1799), LL.D. 1781

Charles Willson Peale, 1788

Painting of three quail among grasses, dandelions and red leaves on a sandy bank, with bare branches above.

Everlasting Contentment

Oil painting of delegates in an assembly room, some standing at a draped table with papers, flags and a drum on the wall.

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

John Trumbull, 1786

Seated woman in gold gown and white lace cap holding a fan, with an open window showing a church steeple behind her.

Mary Sylvester Welles Davenport (1754-1847)

Ralph Earl, 1794

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered hair, lace gown, red velvet cloak and dark trees behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1750

Painting of mounted officers and ranks of soldiers under a stormy sky, with a white flag and an American flag.

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781

John Trumbull, 1787