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1. The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. The Camden Town Murder, or What Shall We Do for the Rent?

The Camden Town Murder, or What Shall We Do for the Rent?
Creator:
Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:
ca. 1908
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 1/16 × 14 inches (25.6 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

3. Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. 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

5. 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

6. The London Scottish Volunteer Regiment at Wimbledon Common Rifle Ranges with the Soldiers under canvas

The London Scottish Volunteer Regiment at Wimbledon Common Rifle Ranges with the Soldiers under canvas
Creator:
Charles Claude Pyne, 1802–1878
Date:
1872
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 10 5/16 inches (11.7 × 26.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. A Perspective View of Tower Hill and the Place of Execution of the Lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino on Monday 18 of August 1746.

A Perspective View of Tower Hill and the Place of Execution of the Lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino on Monday 18 of August 1746.
Creator:
Print made by John Maurer, active 1713–1761
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 10 × 16 1/2 inches (25.4 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 5/8 × 16 1/2 inches (27 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Ceremony of Opening London Bridge, August 1, 1831

The Ceremony of Opening London Bridge, August 1, 1831
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Allom, 1804–1872
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 14 inches (25.5 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A View of the Fire in Covent Garden

A View of the Fire in Covent Garden
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 1/8 inches (24.6 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1852
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut done by an unknown later printer on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, yellow card
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 1/2 x 5 9/16 inches (19 x 14.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Gems of the Great Exhibition No. 4: The Foreign Department

Gems of the Great Exhibition No. 4: The Foreign Department
Creator:
Print made by George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
1852 or 1854
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving with color woodcut on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, laid on dome-shaped gold paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, beige card
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 3/8 x 13 1/16 inches (21.2 x 33.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Great Exhibition: Exterior View from the Southwest

The Great Exhibition: Exterior View from the Southwest
Creator:
Print made by George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
1851
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, stipple engraving, and etching with color woodcut on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, surrounded with gold dome-shaped border, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, beige card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 11/16 × 12 5/8 inches (14.4 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green

The History of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1909
Materials & Techniques:
Woodcut on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 5 inches (15.9 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing

The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing
Creator:
Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 inches (36.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salomon

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salomon
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 11/16 x 4 5/8 inches (9.4 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Opening of the Lecture Theatre of the Marylebone Literary and Scientific Institution, 4th March 1835

The Opening of the Lecture Theatre of the Marylebone Literary and Scientific Institution, 4th March 1835
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Mann Baynes, 1794–1854
Date:
after 1835
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 inches (37.5 x 53.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Tower of London

The Tower of London
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Tagg, died 1809
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/8 × 5 7/8 inches (7.9 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty, George III, at the Garden Entrance of St. James's Palace, 2nd August 1786

Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty, George III, at the Garden Entrance of St. James's Palace, 2nd August 1786
Creator:
Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (32.7 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A Scene in the New Farce - as Performed at the Royalty Theatre!

A Scene in the New Farce - as Performed at the Royalty Theatre!
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 13 5/8 inches (24.2 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. George Fox Walks Through Whitehall

George Fox Walks Through Whitehall
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 3/16 inches (29.2 x 23.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

22. George Fox and the Dead Cromwell

George Fox and the Dead Cromwell
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1897 and 1898
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 inches (24.2 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

23. George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire

George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 11/16 x 18 7/16 inches (29.7 x 46.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

24. L'Adieu

L'Adieu
Creator:
Print made by Michael Hanhart, active 1841–1852
Date:
ca. 1858
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/16 x 9 1/2 inches (33.5 x 24.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift Thomas Lowe Hughes, Yale JD 1952

25. Wembley: Fireworks and Frolics

Wembley: Fireworks and Frolics
Creator:
H. S. Williamson, 1892–1978
Date:
ca. 1924
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 117 3/4 x 78 1/4 inches (299.1 x 198.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

26. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1893
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut by Mockler on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, orange-beige wove card
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 x 6 5/16 inches (22.9 x 16 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1852
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut done by an unknown later printer on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, yellow card
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (19 x 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1893
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut by Mockler on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, orange-beige wove card
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 7/8 x 6 inches (22.5 x 15.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1893
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut by Mockler on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, orange-beige wove card
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 inches (22.6 x 16 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington

Funeral of the Late Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Imitator of George Baxter, 1804–1867
Date:
after 1852
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and stipple engraving; color woodcut done by an unknown later printer on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, yellow card
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (19.1 x 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge
Creator:
Print made by James Walker, 1748–1808
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (16.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Tower of London

The Tower of London
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Tagg, died 1809
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (8.3 × 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. People Sheltering in the Tube, Elephant and Castle Underground Station, circa 1939

People Sheltering in the Tube, Elephant and Castle Underground Station, circa 1939
Creator:
Bill Brandt, 1904–1983
Date:
ca. 1939
Materials & Techniques:
Gelatin silver print on moderately thick, gloss photographic paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, white card
Dimensions:
Mount: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Parnassus Foundation, courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein

34. Crowded Improvised Air Raid Shelter in Liverpool Street Tube Tunnel

Crowded Improvised Air Raid Shelter in Liverpool Street Tube Tunnel
Creator:
Bill Brandt, 1904–1983
Date:
1940
Materials & Techniques:
Gelatin silver print on moderately thick, gloss photographic paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, white card
Dimensions:
Mount: 20 x 15 15/16 inches (50.8 x 40.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Parnassus Foundation, courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein

35. The Coronation of His Majesty, George the Fourth: Taken at the Time of the Recognition. July 19, 1821

The Coronation of His Majesty, George the Fourth: Taken at the Time of the Recognition. July 19, 1821
Creator:
Print made by Matthew Dubourg, active 1786–1838
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/16 × 19 3/16 inches (36.6 × 48.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David M. Doret