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1. A School Boy (William Elmer)

A School Boy (William Elmer)
Creator:
Print made by Butler Clowes, active 1768, died 1782
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 15/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.9 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. A School of Girls

A School of Girls
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches (28.8 x 34 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. A School of Girls

A School of Girls
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 7/16 inches (27.7 x 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. The Dutch School

The Dutch School
Creator:
Print made by Jacob Gole, 1660–1737
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 1/2 inches (25.1 × 19 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. Arithmetica

Arithmetica
Creator:
Print made by Jacob Gole, 1660–1737
Date:
ca. 1690
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches (25.7 x 26.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Mrs. Quarrington as St. Agnes

Mrs. Quarrington as St. Agnes
Creator:
Thomas Chambars, ca. 1724–1789
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 14 3/4 inches (49.2 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London

Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London
Creator:
Charles Turner, 1774–1857
Date:
1807
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 9/16 × 13 3/4 inches (49.7 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Spoiled Child, Scene II

The Spoiled Child, Scene II
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 3/8 inches (39.1 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Original Frontispiece for 'Book of Ballads' (Bon Gaultier)

Original Frontispiece for 'Book of Ballads' (Bon Gaultier)
Creator:
Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872
Date:
ca. 1845
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (18.7 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Joseph Deane Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo

Joseph Deane Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo
Creator:
John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 9/16 × 15 11/16 inches (52.2 × 39.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Shakespeare in His Study

Shakespeare in His Study
Creator:
James Faed Sr., 1821–1911
Date:
1859
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, stipple engraving, etching, and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches (62.6 x 46.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. The Spoiled Child, Scene IV

The Spoiled Child, Scene IV
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 1/8 inches (39.4 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

The Spoiled Child, Scene VI
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 19 5/8 inches (38.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. A Jack in Office

A Jack in Office
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 9 11/16 inches (35.7 x 24.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Sir John Hawkins

Sir John Hawkins
Creator:
Print made by R. Clamp, fl.1789–1798
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/16 × 5 5/16 inches (18 × 13.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

16. Comedies

Comedies
Creator:
Print made by John Hall, 1739–1797
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 3 9/16 inches (16.9 × 9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

17. The Spoiled Child, Scene V

The Spoiled Child, Scene V
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 5/8 inches (39.4 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons

Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1803
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/2 x 21 3/4in. (44.5 x 55.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of David Bindman

19. Sir Humphrey Davy

Sir Humphrey Davy
Creator:
Print made by William Henry Worthington, ca. 1790–active 1839
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 16 3/8 inches (53.3 × 41.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Junius

Junius
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Bonner, ca. 1740–ca. 1812
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on medium, smooth, cream laid paper in contemporary laid paper insert
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 × 6 3/8 inches (10.2 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

21. 'Poet, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V, Scene i'

'Poet, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V, Scene i'
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, published state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 13 3/4in. (43.2 x 34.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. As You Like It: Act II, Scene VII: The Seven Ages Man (Third Age)

As You Like It: Act II, Scene VII: The Seven Ages Man (Third Age)
Creator:
Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Date:
1803
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 x 26 3/4 inches (51.4 x 67.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Man with a Pen

Man with a Pen
Creator:
Print made by Paul Drury, 1903–1987
Date:
1927
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 6 7/16 inches (20 x 16.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

24. Study

Study
Creator:
Print made by John Chalon, 1738 – 1795
Date:
1789-1790
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and pen and ink wash on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 15/16 × 4 5/16 inches (12.6 × 11 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Sir William Worthy's Blessing

Sir William Worthy's Blessing
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 15/16 inches (28.3 x 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

26. The Infant Shakespeare (engraving for Boydell's "Shakespeare Gallery")

The Infant Shakespeare (engraving for Boydell's "Shakespeare Gallery")
Creator:
Benjamin Smith, 1775–1833
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of John Gerli, B.A. 1932

27. Register Office for the Hiring of Servants

Register Office for the Hiring of Servants
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
between 1800 and 1805
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (23.5 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. The Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet in a conference at a Council Fire Near his Camp on the Banks of Muskingum in America, in October 1764, 1765

The Indians Giving a Talk to Colonel Bouquet in a conference at a Council Fire Near his Camp on the Banks of Muskingum in America, in October 1764, 1765
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:
between 1765 and 1766
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and black ink with scratching out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 8 1/16 inches (25.2 x 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection