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1. Falstaff at Herne's Oak, from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act V, Scene v

Falstaff at Herne's Oak, from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act V, Scene v
Creator:
James Stephanoff, 1787–1874
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
17 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches (44.5 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

2. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Date:
ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

3. The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
between 1798 and 1801
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and ink and oil on panel
Dimensions:
15 x 19 7/8 inches (38.1 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

4. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
27 3/4 x 36 3/8 inches (70.5 x 92.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

5. The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew
Creator:
Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:
ca. 1937
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell and Harvard Art Museum
On View:
Not on view

6. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
between 1774 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 19 5/16 inches (30.7 x 49 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

7. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
ca. 1774
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 5/16 inches (38 x 49 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

8. Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789-1794
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in dark-brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 7 3/8 inches (18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 109, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 109, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
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

10. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 24, "Time, in Advance, behind Him Hides His Wings"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 24, "Time, in Advance, behind Him Hides His Wings"
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

11. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 93, "If Angels Tremble, 'Tis at Such a Sight"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 93, "If Angels Tremble, 'Tis at Such a Sight"
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

12. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 115, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 115, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
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

13. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 27, "A Long Story."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 27, "A Long Story."
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

14. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 23, "We Censure Nature for a Span Too Short"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 23, "We Censure Nature for a Span Too Short"
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

15. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"
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

16. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 3, "Ode on the Spring."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 3, "Ode on the Spring."
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

17. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring His Motions by Revolving Spheres"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring His Motions by Revolving Spheres"
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

18. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, We Learn; and Giving, We Retain"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, We Learn; and Giving, We Retain"
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

19. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 55, "The Bard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 55, "The Bard."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink, graphite and gouache 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

20. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 37, "Ode to Adversity."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 37, "Ode to Adversity."
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

21. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."
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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 33, "A Long Story."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 33, "A Long Story."
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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 35, "Ode to Adversity."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 35, "Ode to Adversity."
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. Queen Katherine's Dream

Queen Katherine's Dream
Creator:
George Henry Harlow, 1787–1819
Date:
1807
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (34.6 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Launce with his Dog Crab

Launce with his Dog Crab
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/2in. (20.6 x 16.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Here Nature List'ning Stood

Here Nature List'ning Stood
Creator:
Print made by Cornelis Apostool, 1762–1844
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Greatheart's Battle with Grim

Greatheart's Battle with Grim
Creator:
Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 4 inches (12.4 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. A Scene from "The Abbot"

A Scene from "The Abbot"
Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (23.5 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Everett V. Meeks, Fund

30. Macbeth and the Witches

Macbeth and the Witches
Creator:
James Northcote, 1746–1831
Date:
between 1777 and 1778
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches (32.4 x 41.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Lysander Awakening to See Helena

Lysander Awakening to See Helena
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite with gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"

Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"
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 × 13 inches (27.6 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Scene from the play, "The Careless Husband"

Scene from the play, "The Careless Husband"
Creator:
Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (14 × 8.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. Pamela Swooning, after having discovered Mr. B. in the closet, He (frighted) endeavouring to recover her, Mrs. Jervis wringing her hands, and screaming

Pamela Swooning, after having discovered Mr. B. in the closet, He (frighted) endeavouring to recover her, Mrs. Jervis wringing her hands, and screaming
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 x 20 1/16 inches (38.3 x 51 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Associates

35. Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;...

Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;...
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 1/16 inches (39.1 x 51 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

36. Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower

Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (37.4 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

37. Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head

Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head
Creator:
William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829
Date:
ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with gray wash and watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 15/16 inches (28.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund