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1. Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters

Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters
Creator:
Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Date:
1871
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on wood panel
Dimensions:
Sheet: 41 x 28 inches (104.1 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Ferdinand Riding the Waves

Ferdinand Riding the Waves
Creator:
Theodor von Holst, 1810–1844
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gray wash and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 inches (24.8 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Mefistofile II

Mefistofile II
Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895
Date:
1880
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 9 1/2 inches (19.5 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

4. Hamlet

Hamlet
Creator:
Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790
Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. The Young Roscius

The Young Roscius
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 11 1/8 inches (34.6 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. "Antony and Cleopatra," Act III, Scene XI

"Antony and Cleopatra," Act III, Scene XI
Creator:
Georg Goldberg, 1830–1894
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches (28.2 x 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. "We come to visit you: and purpose now, to lead you to our court: vouchsafe it then."

"We come to visit you: and purpose now, to lead you to our court: vouchsafe it then."
Creator:
James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 13 inches (42.8 x 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello

Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello
Creator:
Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (26 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Othello

Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Othello
Creator:
Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 1/8 inches (25.2 × 33.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

Falstaff at Herne's Oak
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Pirate's Isle

Pirate's Isle
Creator:
David Cox, 1783–1859
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with stopping out, and scraping out on moderately thick slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 30 3/4 x 42 1/2 inches (78.1 x 108 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered.

A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered.
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1848
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 18 1/16 inches (30.5 x 45.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Lover

The Lover
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 5/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. The School-Boy

The School-Boy
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: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.6 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. The Justice

The Justice
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 1/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. David Garrick as Richard III in the Drury Lane Theatre Performance, 1759

David Garrick as Richard III in the Drury Lane Theatre Performance, 1759
Creator:
Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 21 x 14 13/16 inches (53.4 x 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare

The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare
Creator:
Print made by Augustus Fox, 1800–1876
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 3 15/16 inches (15.8 × 10 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre

Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre
Creator:
Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 9/16 inches (26.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Costume Design for two Morris Dancers

Costume Design for two Morris Dancers
Creator:
Alfred Thompson, ca. 1833–1895
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with red pencil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 3/4 inches (13.7 × 9.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Blowing up the Pic Nic's: or Harlequin Quioxtte Attacking the Puppets

Blowing up the Pic Nic's: or Harlequin Quioxtte Attacking the Puppets
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 1/16 inches (35.7 × 25.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Malvolio Dancing

Malvolio Dancing
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with brown wash and oil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument

She Never Told Her Love, But Sat Like Patience on a Monument
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with brown wash and gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Hamlet and the Ghost

Hamlet and the Ghost
Creator:
William Marshall Craig, 1763 or 1764–1829
Date:
ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with watercolor and gray wash on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 3/16 inches (27.2 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. 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

25. Hamlet and the Ghost

Hamlet and the Ghost
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 5/16 inches (17.4 x 21.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Macbeth and the Witch

Macbeth and the Witch
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund