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1. Portrait of a Boy

Portrait of a Boy
Creator:
Sir William Beechey, 1753–1839
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/16 x 25 3/16 inches (76.4 x 64 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Probably John Trevor, third Baron Trevor, of St. Anne's Hill, Surrey, and Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire (formerly T. Travers, Esq.)

Probably John Trevor, third Baron Trevor, of St. Anne's Hill, Surrey, and Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire (formerly T. Travers, Esq.)
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
1763
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/8 x 25 inches (76.5 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Mr. Ernest Hillman, Jr.
On View:
Not on view

3. Woman Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Woman Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Henry Robert Morland, 1730–1797
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. An Unknown Man Seated at a Table

An Unknown Man Seated at a Table
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
between 1744 and 1746
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. Portrait of a Family, Traditionally Known as the Swaine Family of Fencroft, Cambridgeshire

Portrait of a Family, Traditionally Known as the Swaine Family of Fencroft, Cambridgeshire
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
1749
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 1/4 × 40 3/4 inches (64.1 × 103.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. An Unknown Man in a Library

An Unknown Man in a Library
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
between 1740 and 1741
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (50.2 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. A Copy after a Painting Traditionally Attributed to Van Dyck of Two Monks Reading

A Copy after a Painting Traditionally Attributed to Van Dyck of Two Monks Reading
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
late 18th century?
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
20 1/2 × 18 inches (52.1 × 45.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

8. Study for a Group Portrait

Study for a Group Portrait
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
Date:
between 1729 and 1730
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 1/8 × 18 1/2 inches (35.9 × 47 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 9, "Therefore God becomes . . . . " (Bentley b12)

There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 9, "Therefore God becomes . . . . " (Bentley b12)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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

10. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 107, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 107, "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

11. Songs of Innocence, Plate 2, Title Page (Bentley 3)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 2, Title Page (Bentley 3)
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

12. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 5, "Ode on the Spring."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 5, "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

13. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 15, "The Longest Night Though Longer Far, Would Fail"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 15, "The Longest Night Though Longer Far, Would Fail"
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

14. Songs of Innocence, Plate 8, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 8, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink 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

15. There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 8, "VI The desires & perceptions . . . . " (Bentley a9)

There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 8, "VI The desires & perceptions . . . . " (Bentley a9)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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

16. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 28, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 28, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, 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

17. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 2, Innocence Title Page (Bentley 3)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 2, Innocence Title Page (Bentley 3)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, 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

18. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 18, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 18, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)
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

19. 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

20. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 15, "The longest night though longer far, would fail"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 15, "The longest night though longer far, would fail"
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

21. Joseph Baretti, Secretary for Foreign Correspondence to the Royal Academy

Joseph Baretti, Secretary for Foreign Correspondence to the Royal Academy
Creator:
James Hardy, active 1770s
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches (29.5 x 20.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

22. Repose in Egypt

Repose in Egypt
Creator:
Print made by James Barry, 1741–1806
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 9/16 inches (20.6 x 26.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Repose in Egypt

Repose in Egypt
Creator:
Print made by James Barry, 1741–1806
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 3/8 inches (20.3 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Miss Crockatt as Julia de Roubigné

Miss Crockatt as Julia de Roubigné
Creator:
Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 7/16 inches (37.7 x 29 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher

Peter Abelard (1079-1142), French scholastic philosopher
Creator:
Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 9 13/16 inches (32.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Sta. Maria Magdelena

Sta. Maria Magdelena
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paaper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/8 inches (36.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Portrait of Two Men, One Playing Recorder

Portrait of Two Men, One Playing Recorder
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 14 5/16 inches (52 x 36.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. La petite musicienne

La petite musicienne
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (39 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. La mère prudente

La mère prudente
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 7 15/16 inches (32.3 × 20.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. La fille doux

La fille doux
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 inches (32 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. L'Antiquitee respectable

L'Antiquitee respectable
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 11 15/16 inches (41 x 30.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.8 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches (44.1 x 31.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. S. Johannes

S. Johannes
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
early 1750s
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/16 x 14 inches (51 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. Devotion in Such Looks Does Gracefull Shine, and Forces Us to Own Her Pow'r Divine...

Devotion in Such Looks Does Gracefull Shine, and Forces Us to Own Her Pow'r Divine...
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, 1652–1743
Date:
1705
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 1/16 inches (34.9 × 25.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. Mrs. Fitzherbert

Mrs. Fitzherbert
Creator:
Print made by John Condé, 1765–1794
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving with etched border on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 11 7/8 inches (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid in mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 10 11/16 inches (41 x 27.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Portrait of a Man with Hat

Portrait of a Man with Hat
Creator:
Print made by John James Chalon, 1778–1854
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 9/16 × 4 15/16 inches (14.2 × 12.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Bindman in memory of Richard Godfrey

39. A Lecture on Gadding

A Lecture on Gadding
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, stipple engraving, and mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/16 x 15 1/16 inches (46.9 x 38.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle

P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle
Creator:
Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink. watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 5 1/2 inches (17.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Seated Woman with a Book

Seated Woman with a Book
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1725
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 7 7/8 inches (30.5 x 20 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Ingamells

42. Seated Lady with Book

Seated Lady with Book
Creator:
William Hoare, 1706/7–1792/99
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 6 5/8 inches (25.4 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Saint Jerome

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 × 14 5/8 inches (51.8 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

44. The Salutation

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (? state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/2 × 18 7/8 inches (64.8 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund