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1. The Life of Buckingham

The Life of Buckingham
Creator:
Augustus Leopold Egg, 1816–1863
Date:
undated, exhibited 1855
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 1/2 x 36 inches (74.9 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. The Death of Buckingham

The Death of Buckingham
Creator:
Augustus Leopold Egg, 1816–1863
Date:
undated, exhibited 1855
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 1/2 x 36 inches (74.9 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. The Great Divide (Beautiful Zameen)

The Great Divide (Beautiful Zameen)
Creator:
Jagdeep Raina, born 1991
Date:
2022
Materials & Techniques:
Embroidered tapestry, phulkari border
Dimensions:
Overall: 76 × 27 inches (193 × 68.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
On View:
Not on view

4. 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

5. St. Jerome in his Study

St. Jerome in his Study
Creator:
Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:
1650
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.7 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Sebastopol, Sketched From The Deck of H. M. S. Sidon, Feb. 1855

Sebastopol, Sketched From The Deck of H. M. S. Sidon, Feb. 1855
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 x 20 5/8 inches (33 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Classical Composition

Classical Composition
Creator:
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 17 5/8 inches (33.3 × 44.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Classical Composition

Classical Composition
Creator:
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 15 1/2 inches (31.1 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. The Merry Tales of the Wise Man of Gotham

The Merry Tales of the Wise Man of Gotham
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1909
Materials & Techniques:
Woodcut on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 5 3/16 inches (13.7 x 13.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. 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

11. A Morning Ride

A Morning Ride
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 20 3/16 inches (34.7 x 51.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Robert W. Carle

12. 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

13. View of Tonbridge During the Late Election, December 18, 1832

View of Tonbridge During the Late Election, December 18, 1832
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Josiah Dodd, 1809–1894
Date:
after 1832
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on thick, slightly textured, cream card with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 16 7/16 inches (29.3 × 41.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Infant

The Infant
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 10 7/8 inches (22.8 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. Glasgow Exhibition: Ireland and Russia

Glasgow Exhibition: Ireland and Russia
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige Asian paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/16 inches (15.9 x 23 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The Walter R. Callender, Yale BA 1894, Memorial Collection, Gift of Ivy Lee Callender, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

16. Glasgow Exhibition: From the Dome

Glasgow Exhibition: From the Dome
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream Asian paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/16 x 6 7/16 inches (26.5 x 16.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The Walter R. Callender, Yale BA 1894, Memorial Collection, Gift of Ivy Lee Callender, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

17. The Slave Trade

The Slave Trade
Creator:
Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, printed in color, published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 × 29 1/2 inches (55.9 × 74.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]

Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen in black ink, over graphite, with gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 7 9/16 inches (31.8 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. John Howard, Esq. Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison

John Howard, Esq. Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison
Creator:
Print made by Jacob Hogg, active 1751
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 19 1/2 × 24 1/4 inches (49.5 × 61.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alexander

20. George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon

George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon
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: 9 3/4 x 12 5/16 inches (24.7 x 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

21. George Fox Preaching at Carlisle

George Fox Preaching at Carlisle
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1897 and 1912
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 14 1/16 inches (29 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

22. George Fox Talks to the People About Dreams

George Fox Talks to the People About Dreams
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/16 x 14 3/8 inches (28.1 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

23. 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

24. A London Riot

A London Riot
Creator:
Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 12 inches (12.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Track Laying by Night

Track Laying by Night
Creator:
Terence Tenison Cuneo, 1907–1996
Date:
1948
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on medium, smooth, beige wove paper affixed to thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Mount: 40 7/16 × 49 15/16 inches (102.7 × 126.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

26. Key to Life School at the Royal Academy

Key to Life School at the Royal Academy
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches (25.7 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. Famine in India

Famine in India
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
1866
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and pen and brown ink on very thin, smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 7/16 inches (24.3 × 34.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

29. Fake Death Picture (Death of Chatterton - Henry Wallis)

Fake Death Picture (Death of Chatterton - Henry Wallis)
Creator:
Yinka Shonibare CBE, born 1962
Date:
2011
Materials & Techniques:
Digital chromogenic print on photographic paper mounted on Diasec in black frame
Dimensions:
Frame: 58 5/8 × 71 1/4 × 1 5/8 inches (148.9 × 181 × 4.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation, and Friends of British Art Fund

30. Ireland and Russia

Ireland and Russia
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (32.7 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

31. The Indian Theatre

The Indian Theatre
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches (32 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

32. From the Dome

From the Dome
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 11/16 x 12 5/8 inches (45 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

33. Evening in Little Russia

Evening in Little Russia
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 11/16 x 12 5/8 inches (45 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

34. The Art Gallery

The Art Gallery
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 17 13/16 inches (32.2 x 45.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

35. Design for a Medal: Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales

Design for a Medal: Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
Creator:
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and red ink, graphite, red chalk and gold leaf on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper; with gold leaf, watercolor, and pen, with black and red ink, border lines
Dimensions:
Mount: 11 × 7 5/8 inches (27.9 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection