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Rare Books and Manuscripts 2,094
Reference Library 202

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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 31
Burke, Bernard, 1814–1892 14
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878 12
Onwhyn, Thomas, 1814–1886 11
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 9
Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835 9
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863 9
Burke, John, 1787–1848 8
Crowquill, Alfred 7
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783–1843 7
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 7
Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769–1838 6
Christie, Manson & Woods 6
Hassell, J. (John), d. 1825 6
Heath, William, 1795–1840 6
Lugar, Robert 6
New Theatre Royal (Bristol, England) 6
Nimrod, 1778–1843 6
Paterson, Daniel, 1738–1825 6
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843 6
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827 6
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888 6
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750–1811 5
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849 5
J. Pigot & Co 5
Karl Baedeker (Firm) 5
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 5
Mintorn, J. H. (John Haynes) 5
Monkhouse, W. Cosmo (William Cosmo), 1840–1901 5
Storer, James, 1771–1853 5

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Accessible in the Study Room 2,094
Accessible in the Reference Library 202

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 2,288

Image Available

unavailable 2,288

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 4

Classification

Books 1,686
Prints 171
Archives & Manuscripts 151
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 86
Periodicals 31
Drawings & Watercolors 29
Maps & Atlas (printed) 24
Articles & Chapters 19
Photographs 19
Visual Materials 11
Postcards 3
Music (printed) 2
Computer Files 1
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 1
Videos 1

Collective Title

Period

19th century 2,288

20th century 74
18th century 27
21st century 6
17th century 3
16th century 1

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 6
graphite (mineral) 1
ink 1
watercolor (paint) 1

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

wood engraving 236
ephemera 218
lithograph 180
aquatint 179
engraving 164
memorial card 143
chromolithograph 116
memorials (commemorative) 110
recreation 105
game 73
botanical illustration 64
etching 64
drawing book 55
armorial bookplates (provenance) 52
ink drawing 51
advertisement 44
watercolor 43
cut-paper work 41
embossed print 40
caricature 39
memorial work 37
publisher's advertisement 35
accordion fold format (binding) 34
graphite drawing 32
photograph 32
stipple engraving 32
soft-ground etching 31
prospectuse 29
publishers' advertisement 29
steel engraving 29

Genre

Subject Terms

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 360
Mourning customs -- Great Britain. 153
Grief. 146
Great Britain -- Social life and customs. 142
Great Britain -- Description and travel. 117
Satire, English. 105
Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain. 82
English wit and humor, Pictorial. 76
Drawing books -- Specimens. 74
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century. 49
Death. 46
Nobility -- Great Britain. 41
Children -- Death. 40
Drawing -- Study and teaching. 39
Drawing -- Technique. 39
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain. 35
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. 35
Drawing -- 19th century -- Great Britain. 29
Horse racing -- Great Britain. 29
Decoration and ornament -- Great Britain. 28
Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance. 26
Great Britain -- Pictorial works. 25
Great Britain. 24
Hunting -- Great Britain. 24
Wit and humor, Pictorial. 24
Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans. 23
Great Britain -- Antiquities. 23
Painters -- Great Britain. 23
Roads -- Great Britain. 23
Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens. 22

Subject Period

19th century 649
18th century 45
20th century 17
17th century 14
15th century 5
16th century 3
Alfred, 871-899 2
11th century 1
18h century 1
19h century 1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D 1
To 500 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,288

London (England) 38
Wales 22
England 15
Europe 12
Edinburgh 11
Ireland 11
Scotland 10
Edinburgh (Scotland) 9
France 8
India 6
Liverpool (England) 5
Dublin 4
Highlands (Scotland) 4
Kent (England) 4
Bath (England) 3
Birmingham (England) 3
Bristol (England) 3
Dover (England) 3
Glasgow 3
Glasgow (Scotland) 3
Isle of Wight (England) 3
Lake District (England) 3
Manchester (England) 3
Military topography Great Britain 3
Thames River (England) 3
Brighton 2
Brighton (England) 2
Cambridge 2
Cambridge (England) 2

Associated People

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901 28
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 16
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852 16
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830 13
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910 7
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861 6
Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844–1925 6
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 6
Chute, James Henry, -1878 6
Fosbrooke, William, 1835–1898 6
Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896 6
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 6
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820 6
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 5
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820 5
Harcourt, W. F 5
Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830–1896 5
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805 5
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 5
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834 4
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861 4
Draycott, Wilfred, 1848– 4
Gillray, James, 1756–1815 4
Hunt, William Holman, 1827–1910 4
Morris, William, 1834–1896 4
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821 4
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808–1873 4
Ross-Church, Eva 4
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882 4
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 3

Exhibition History

Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 36
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 32
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 9
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) 4
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 4
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21) 2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 1
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 1
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 1
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19) 1

Credit Line

22651991360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 5
22709624340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22826513210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer 4
22836619370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22895863350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22968184970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22651991410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22652041220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22709625270008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22711748970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738165310008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22770983700008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809675040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22883329880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22883339610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22960435500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22968156160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22968156190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22968157270008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22968157450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22605925980008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606278060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22606801030008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607022710008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607022730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607154170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer 1
22607625660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607646480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607646500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607706870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 2,288

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Constable, John, 1776–1837

English landscape

[1845]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery

1833
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

The works of William Hogarth

1824
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

Anecdotes of William Hogarth,

[1970?]
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821

Hester Lynch Piozzi letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray,

1795, April 16-1816, September 10
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Letters to Richard Redgrave,

ca. 1840-ca. 1880
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Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898

Edward Burne-Jones Letters to Cormell Price,

1852-1862
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Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833–1898

Philip Hermogenes Calderon correspondence from John Everett Millais... [Read more]

1886-1896
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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1855-1875
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Paul Mellon collection of British artists' correspondence,

1767-1917
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Shepperson, Matthew, 1785–1874

Matthew Shepperson archive,

1810-1869
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Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849–1914

Hubert von Herkomer archive,

1862-1943
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Miles & Edwards (London)

Miles & Edwards and Charles Hindley & Sons correspondence,

1832-1875
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1850-1864,
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Clutterbuck, Robert, 1772–1831

Collection of letters to Robert Clutterbuck concerning his History and... [Read more]

1808-1827
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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to William Houghton Clabburn,

1863-1865
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Britton, John, 1771–1857

John Britton archive,

1839-1851
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Backhouse and Mounsey collection,

1819-1856
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Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794–1859

Charles Robert Leslie collection,

circa 1812-1900
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to Thomas Goff Lupton,

1845-1873
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[Cigar box painted with scenes from Taglioni prints]

[England] :
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Everitt, Graham.

English caricaturists and graphic humourists of the nineteeth century

1893
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Burton, John Hill, 1809–1881

A history of the reign of Queen Anne

1880
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Upcott, William, 1779–1845

Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens,

1708-1875,
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Pease family.

Pease family collection of sketchbooks and exercise books,

1814-1909
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Jones family.

Jones family archive

1805-1945
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Wareing, Alfred, 1876–1942

Alfred Wareing archive,

ca. 1891-2007
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Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl, 1805–1875

History of England from the peace of Utrecht to the peace of Versailles,... [Read more]

1851-54 [v.1, 1853]
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Hockley, Edgar, 1860–1938

Edgar Hockley collection,

1886-1924,
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux,

1854-1860
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Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806–1871

Model cottage and villa

1859-1869
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Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863–1943

English pen artists of to-day

1892
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Lloyd, Thomas, 1756–1827

A catalogue of the extensive, valuable, and highly interesting... [Read more]

1825]
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Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807–1889

The science of drawing simplified, or, The elements of form demonstrated by... [Read more]

1843
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The Imperial Parliment of Great Britain

[1815]
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Lovechild, Mrs., 1743–1813

Sketches of little boys

[180-?]
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Phillips, Thomas, 1770–1845

Lectures on the history and principles of painting

1833
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Sherer, John

The gallery of British artists

[1879-1880]
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A. & F. Pears Limited

Advertisement for Pears' transparent soap

ca. [1879?]
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Gifford, Isabella

The marine botanist

1853
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Laurie & Whittle

Laurie and Whittle's new and enlarged catalogue of atlases, surveys, and single... [Read more]

[1800?]
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Rhys, Harriet Susanna Anne, 1790–1827

The graphic scrap book

1827
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Buckler, John, 1770–1851

[Views of English cathedrals and churches]

[1798-1814]
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Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen), 1829–1904

Our woodlands, heaths, and hedges

1859
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In loving memory of George Griffiths

1897
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Smith, Richard Henry

Twigs for nests, or, Notes on nursery nurture

1866
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

[Old series Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales]

[1839-1874?]
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Dudley, Robert, active 1858–1893

Drawings for Monthly maxims, by Robert Dudley

1882
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Gilpin, William, 1724–1804

Observations on several parts of Great Britain, particularly the... [Read more]

1808
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Chronology of the sovereigns of England

1821

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