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1. The Blacksmith's Shop

The Blacksmith's Shop
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 1/2 x 41 inches (128.3 x 104.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
On view at YUAG

2. Jacob's Dream

Jacob's Dream
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
1705
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
64 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (163.8 x 69.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. The Angel of Mercy

The Angel of Mercy
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
Date:
ca. 1746
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/2 x 19 inches (59.7 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. The Choir, Canterbury Cathedral

The Choir, Canterbury Cathedral
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
between 1712 and 1715
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
49 3/4 x 40 7/16 inches (126.4 x 102.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. The Angel Binding Satan

The Angel Binding Satan
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (45.1 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. 'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)

'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)

'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Christian Triumph; Title Page

The Christian Triumph; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Night (Plate 30)

Night (Plate 30)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Spring (Plate 12)

Spring (Plate 12)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Little Boy Lost (Plate 16)

The Little Boy Lost (Plate 16)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page

Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. 'O treacherous conscience!' (Page 27)

'O treacherous conscience!' (Page 27)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. 'Angels should paint it, angels ever there' (Page 40)

'Angels should paint it, angels ever there' (Page 40)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. 'If angels tremble, 'tis at such a sight' (Page 93)

'If angels tremble, 'tis at such a sight' (Page 93)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page

Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Christian Triumph; Title Page

The Christian Triumph; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. A Shepherd Reading the Epitaph (Design 115)

A Shepherd Reading the Epitaph (Design 115)
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

19. "Now comes the night of Enitharmons joy!..." (Plate 7)

"Now comes the night of Enitharmons joy!..." (Plate 7)
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

20. The Lamb (Plate 8)

The Lamb (Plate 8)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. "Where shaggy forms o'er ice-built mountains roam..." (Design 47)

"Where shaggy forms o'er ice-built mountains roam..." (Design 47)
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

22. "Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray..." (Design 51)

"Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray..." (Design 51)
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

23. "Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest..." (Design 61)

"Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest..." (Design 61)
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

24. "An ancient pile of building stands... there Employed the power of Fairy hands" (Design 25)

"An ancient pile of building stands... there Employed the power of Fairy hands" (Design 25)
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

25. Elizabeth. "Girt with many a Baron bold..." (Design 63)

Elizabeth. "Girt with many a Baron bold..." (Design 63)
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

26. 'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)

'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 'If angels tremble, 'tis at such a sight' (Page 93)

'If angels tremble, 'tis at such a sight' (Page 93)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. 'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)

'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Night (Plate 16)

Night (Plate 16)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Spring (Plate 26)

Spring (Plate 26)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. A Prophecy. "The deep of winter came..." (Plate 5)

A Prophecy. "The deep of winter came..." (Plate 5)
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 inlaid to size
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

32. "Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)

"Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)
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

33. 'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)

'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. 'Angels should paint it, angels ever there' (Page 40)

'Angels should paint it, angels ever there' (Page 40)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. The Purple Year awaking from the Roots of Nature (Design 3)

The Purple Year awaking from the Roots of Nature (Design 3)
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

36. The Little Boy Lost (Plate 20)

The Little Boy Lost (Plate 20)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. 'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)

'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Pity

Pity
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed monotype, with watercolor, pen and black ink, and varnish on moderately textured wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (41.3 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Le Ete - Der Sommer

Le Ete - Der Sommer
Creator:
Print made by Johann Philip Koch, ca. 1716–1796
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 1/4 inches (40.3 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. The West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford:

The West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford:
Creator:
Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 1/16 × 19 1/8 inches (66.2 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland

The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland
Creator:
Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733
Date:
1720
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 18 3/16 inches (32.7 × 46.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall

The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall
Creator:
Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733
Date:
ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 18 5/16 inches (31.6 × 46.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Queen Katherine's Dream - "Henry VIII"

Queen Katherine's Dream - "Henry VIII"
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 20in. (43.2 x 50.8cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

44. Guardian Angels

Guardian Angels
Creator:
Print made by Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (second state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (54.6 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

45. Mrs. Sheridan as 'St. Cecilia'

Mrs. Sheridan as 'St. Cecilia'
Creator:
Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/8 × 15 inches (52.4 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

46. Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Design for a Ceiling Decoration
Creator:
Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
Date:
1723
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 × 5 inches (12.7 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Moses and the Brazen Serpent - Design for the chapel at Dunster Castle

Moses and the Brazen Serpent - Design for the chapel at Dunster Castle
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
ca. 1723
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 14 1/8 inches (22.9 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (18.4 x 14.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors

The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and gray wash on sheet: moderately thick, moderately textured beige laid paper; mount: moderately thick moderately textured beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 8in. (23.5 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. For the Benefit of Mr. Borghi

For the Benefit of Mr. Borghi
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Lieu't Gover'r Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; or The Birth of Minerva

Lieu't Gover'r Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; or The Birth of Minerva
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, aquatint and stipple engraving, proof before letters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Victorious Hero Takes Occasion to Conclude Peace

Victorious Hero Takes Occasion to Conclude Peace
Creator:
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Date:
1720
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache heightened with gold on vellum
Dimensions:
Frame: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (43.8 x 52.1 x 3.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

53. 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

54. Niobe

Niobe
Creator:
Figures engraved by William Sharp, 1749–1824
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/4 x 26 1/8 inches (50.2 x 66.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. The Virgin in the Clouds and Six Saints

The Virgin in the Clouds and Six Saints
Creator:
Print made by John Baptist Jackson, 1701–1780
Date:
1742
Materials & Techniques:
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Ralph Kirkpatrick, Yale MA (HON.) 1965

56. Raphael receiving the money of Tobias from Gabael: Tobit 9:5

Raphael receiving the money of Tobias from Gabael: Tobit 9:5
Creator:
Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 x 9 9/16 inches (17.8 x 24.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

57. Selling of Cupids

Selling of Cupids
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1727–1785
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 × 6 3/8 inches (13.3 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

58. Classical Figures in Battle

Classical Figures in Battle
Creator:
Attributed to Mauritius Lowe, 1746–1793
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, black wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (26.7 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert

59. Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Creator:
John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Date:
between 1783 and 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink with graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 21 7/8 inches (40.6 x 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. The Creation of the Heavens

The Creation of the Heavens
Creator:
John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 10 inches (23.2 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. The Peasant's Dream, Paradise Lost, Book 1, 781-8

The Peasant's Dream, Paradise Lost, Book 1, 781-8
Creator:
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:
1793 to 1800
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, black chalk, white chalk and white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 20 3/8 inches (31.4 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection