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1. Plague (Plate 13)

Plague (Plate 13)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in dark brown ink, with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Praying Child and Howling Dog (Plate 25)

Praying Child and Howling Dog (Plate 25)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Praying Child and Howling Dog (Plate 24)

Praying Child and Howling Dog (Plate 24)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. "A brace of warriors... rustling in their silks and tissues..."(Design 27)

"A brace of warriors... rustling in their silks and tissues..."(Design 27)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Windsor Terrace, a Boy Contemplating a Distant View of Eton College (Design 13)

Windsor Terrace, a Boy Contemplating a Distant View of Eton College (Design 13)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. "And purple tyrants vainly groan..." (Design 37)

"And purple tyrants vainly groan..." (Design 37)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Views in the Levant: Landscape with Domed Building in Compound....

Views in the Levant: Landscape with Domed Building in Compound....
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, with gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 × 19 15/16 inches (31.3 × 50.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Views in the Levant: Corner of Stone and Wood Building, with Inscription on Wall

Views in the Levant: Corner of Stone and Wood Building, with Inscription on Wall
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 3/4 inches (32.2 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Views in the Levant: View of a Walled Town and Harbour with Towers Seen From the Sea

Views in the Levant: View of a Walled Town and Harbour with Towers Seen From the Sea
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 14 5/16 inches (16.8 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase

Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (54 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Italianate Landscape with Travellers no. 2

Italianate Landscape with Travellers no. 2
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 21 inches (36.8 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum

Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum
Creator:
William Pars, 1742–1782
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown and black ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 16 3/8 inches (30.6 x 41.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Illustrations to Samuel Richardson's 'The Life of Pamela', illustrated by Joseph Highmore

Illustrations to Samuel Richardson's 'The Life of Pamela', illustrated by Joseph Highmore
Creator:
Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
1762
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 11 3/4 x 14 13/16in. (29.8 x 37.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Clare Castle, Suffolk

Clare Castle, Suffolk
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
between 1797 and 1800
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (15.9 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. William Blakeney, Esq.

William Blakeney, Esq.
Creator:
John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/16 inches (36.3 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles

16. Nîmes from the Tour Magne

Nîmes from the Tour Magne
Creator:
William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:
ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper (original mount)
Dimensions:
Mount: 17 1/4 × 23 7/8 inches (43.8 × 60.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Badminton Church and Part of the Duke of Beaufort's House

Badminton Church and Part of the Duke of Beaufort's House
Creator:
Luke Sullivan, 1705–1771
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 8 inches (13 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Brighton Town and Church

Brighton Town and Church
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 18 13/16 inches (30 × 47.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Cobham Hall, Kent: Elevation of Fireplace and Overmantel

Cobham Hall, Kent: Elevation of Fireplace and Overmantel
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 16 3/4 inches (27 x 42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:
1754
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, rough, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (28.7 x 42.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Lismore Castle, Ireland

Lismore Castle, Ireland
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (26 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: Shepherd Boy and Dog, Part Nativity Window

West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: Shepherd Boy and Dog, Part Nativity Window
Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 1/16 × 19 1/8 inches (68.7 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Engineer

The Engineer
Creator:
Print made by Butler Clowes, active 1768, died 1782
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 1/16 inches (35.2 × 25.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. The Engineer

The Engineer
Creator:
Print made by Butler Clowes, active 1768, died 1782
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/8 inches (36.4 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Miss Catherine Wodhull

Miss Catherine Wodhull
Creator:
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Scenery, Haymarket Theatre

Scenery, Haymarket Theatre
Creator:
attributed to Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (17.1 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Italian Landscape with River Running Between High Wall at Left and High Bank at Right Towards a Small Town with Figures on the Banks

Italian Landscape with River Running Between High Wall at Left and High Bank at Right Towards a Small Town with Figures on the Banks
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:
ca. 1753
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches (20.2 x 29.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

View of Old Somerset House from the Thames
Creator:
Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 28 7/8 inches (41.3 x 73.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Ceiling Decoration of Arch at Tripoli

Ceiling Decoration of Arch at Tripoli
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 19 1/2 inches (66 × 49.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (14.6 x 15.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 5 9/16 inches (10.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Figures on a Street

Figures on a Street
Creator:
James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:
1770s
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray wash over graphite
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 x 12 1/2in. (19.5 x 31.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

33. The House of George Humphrys, Esq., Spark Brook

The House of George Humphrys, Esq., Spark Brook
Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 11/16 x 10 1/2 inches (22 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Putney on Fulham

Putney on Fulham
Creator:
James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:
1770s
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, and graphite; verso: watercolor, gray wash, and pen and ink over graphite
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 12 1/2 inches (19.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

35. Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
Creator:
William Beilby, 1740–1819
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on slightly textured, medium, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Portfolio:
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Foundling Hospital

The Foundling Hospital
Creator:
unknown artist
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 11 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (29.2 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Languard Fort on the River Orwell

Languard Fort on the River Orwell
Creator:
Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11in. (22.2 x 27.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

38. A Game of Bowls

A Game of Bowls
Creator:
John Collet, ca. 1725–1780
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/4 inches (20.6 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. The Guitar Player

The Guitar Player
Creator:
Print made by Gerhard Bockman, 1686–1773
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 15/16 x 10 15/16 inches (43.1 x 27.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches (25.6 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. A Folio of watercolors of Cornwall, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucester- shire, Worcestershire, Somerset, and Devon Combe Sydenham, Somerset

A Folio of watercolors of Cornwall, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucester- shire, Worcestershire, Somerset, and Devon Combe Sydenham, Somerset
Creator:
Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 7/16 inches (23 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

42. Edgar's Tower

Edgar's Tower
Creator:
Print made by Richard Bernard Godfrey, 1728–op.1794
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving on medium, slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 3/4in. (18.4 x 27.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

43. Horseman Fording a Stream with Cattle

Horseman Fording a Stream with Cattle
Creator:
Print made by Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
Date:
1737
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 8 13/16 inches (14.8 x 22.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Limbourg, Belgium

Limbourg, Belgium
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
between 1791 and 1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink and pen and gray ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches (14.9 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. In the Farnese Gardens, Rome

In the Farnese Gardens, Rome
Creator:
attributed to Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 1/16 inches (39.1 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Trade Card for Thomas Sandby, Jr.

Trade Card for Thomas Sandby, Jr.
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 5 11/16 inches (14.8 × 14.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Drummond

47. Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, from the South-west

Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, from the South-west
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/2 inches (17.8 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. In the Camp Vaccinio at Rome

In the Camp Vaccinio at Rome
Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:
ca. 1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 23 13/16 inches (38.4 x 60.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection