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1. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25, "They lived a period of years . . . ." (Bentley 28)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25, "They lived a period of years . . . ." (Bentley 28)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green 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

2. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its favours here are trials, not rewards"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its favours here are trials, not rewards"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with 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

3. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink 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

4. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 32, Experience Frontispiece (Bentley 28)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 32, Experience Frontispiece (Bentley 28)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching, with watercolor and pen and ink 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

5. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 27, "They Lived a Period of Years . . . ." (Bentley 28)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 27, "They Lived a Period of Years . . . ." (Bentley 28)
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

6. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 15, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 15, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
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. Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
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

8. There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)

There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 inches (13.3 x 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 88, "But for the Blessing Wrestle Not with Heaven"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 88, "But for the Blessing Wrestle Not with Heaven"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with 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

10. Study for a Stable Court of Kirkdale, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Study for a Stable Court of Kirkdale, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1770 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 18 5/8 inches (30.2 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Prospect of Vapourland

A Prospect of Vapourland
Creator:
Richard Bentley, 1708–1782
Date:
1759
Materials & Techniques:
Brown and black ink and wash over graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/2 x 24 7/8 inches (47 x 63.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Soldiers and Country Women

Soldiers and Country Women
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 7 3/8 inches (12.7 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Lot and His Family

Lot and His Family
Creator:
Print made by John Alexander, 1686–before 1768
Date:
ca. 1718
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 15 1/16 inches (28.8 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Castle with Figures in a Classical Landscape

Castle with Figures in a Classical Landscape
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Little Missenden Church from the Southeast

Little Missenden Church from the Southeast
Creator:
Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 17 1/8 inches (29 x 43.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. 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

17. 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

18. Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Creator:
attributed to Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 16 1/4 inches (25.1 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. On the Seine

On the Seine
Creator:
Mary Mitford, active 1770
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 13 7/16 inches (15.4 × 34.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A View at Terracina

A View at Terracina
Creator:
Jacob More, 1740–1793
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper in contemporary laid paper insert with pen and black ink, and gray wash boader
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 x 21 1/2 inches (40.6 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Donnybrook Fair, 1782

Donnybrook Fair, 1782
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with watercolor on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 x 21 1/2 inches (32.1 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Two Men in a Landscape and a Castle on a Hill

Two Men in a Landscape and a Castle on a Hill
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 1/8 inches (24.8 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe

23. Landscape with Two Men on a Hill and a Castle in the Distance

Landscape with Two Men on a Hill and a Castle in the Distance
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
between 1762 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 3/8 inches (16.7 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe

24. Two Men Looking Into Landscape with Castle, River and Mountain Scene

Two Men Looking Into Landscape with Castle, River and Mountain Scene
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
between 1762 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 3/8in. (16.5 x 26.4cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe

25. View of Windermere

View of Windermere
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
between 1762 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, graphite, pen and gray ink and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 9 3/8 inches (15.9 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe

26. A Perspective View of the Building for the Fireworks in the Green Park, Taken from the Reservoir

A Perspective View of the Building for the Fireworks in the Green Park, Taken from the Reservoir
Creator:
Print made by Paul Angier, active 1749
Date:
1749
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 7/8 inches (31.4 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

27. Dudley Priory in Worcestershire, Plate 2

Dudley Priory in Worcestershire, Plate 2
Creator:
Print made by M. Coote, ca. 1758/62–1801
Date:
before 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 5/8 inches (14.7 × 19.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. A View from one Tree-Hill in Greenwich Park

A View from one Tree-Hill in Greenwich Park
Creator:
Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 60 1/2in. (153.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
1779 to 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching in gray ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 9/16 inches (30.2 × 39.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Plate I: View taken near Scarva in the County of Downe, representing Ploughing, Sowing the Flax Seed and Harrowing

Plate I: View taken near Scarva in the County of Downe, representing Ploughing, Sowing the Flax Seed and Harrowing
Creator:
William Hincks, 1752–1797
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving with etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 17 1/2 inches (36 x 44.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. View of a Portico by the Side of a River, with Herdsmen and Cattle

View of a Portico by the Side of a River, with Herdsmen and Cattle
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 16 5/16 inches (28 x 41.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Theodore Sizer

32. A Landscape with Cattle

A Landscape with Cattle
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Etching (proof) on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 16 inches (27.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

33. View of Queen Square

View of Queen Square
Creator:
Engraved by Robert Pollard, 1755–1838
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 24 7/16 inches (49.5 × 62.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Morning

Morning
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 21 7/8 inches (38.1 x 55.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Evening

Evening
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.9 x 53.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Dudley Priory in Worcestershire, Plate 2

Dudley Priory in Worcestershire, Plate 2
Creator:
M. Coote, ca. 1758/62–1801
Date:
before 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 8 3/4 inches (17.7 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Near Ambleside

Near Ambleside
Creator:
Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and brown and gray ink with gum on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 9 1/8 inches (15.2 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Dumbarton Rock and Castle

Dumbarton Rock and Castle
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and scraping over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches (22.4 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Queen Square, London

Queen Square, London
Creator:
Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/16 x 23 1/2 inches (43.4 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection