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William Blake, 1757–1827

"Ambition this shall tempt to rise, The whirl the wretch from high..." (Design 19)

(between 1797 and 1798)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with letterpress inset
• DimensionsSheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Blake, 1757–1827

"To him the mighty mother did unveil Her awful face..." (Design 49)

(between 1797 and 1798)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
• DimensionsSheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Blake, 1757–1827

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

(ca. 1825)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 5/8 x 13 7/8 inches (42.2 x 35.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

The Return of the Fleet to Great Yarmouth in 1797

(1797)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 x 17 inches (27.3 x 43.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Viewing at the Royal Academy

(ca. 1815)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and gray and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (14.6 x 24.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

John Varley, 1778–1842

An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

(1809)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817

Skating in Hyde Park

(ca. 1785)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 15/16 × 13 15/16 inches (25.2 × 35.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Travelling in France

(between 1785 and 1789)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 5/16 x 17 1/2 inches (28.7 x 44.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841

Grace Before Meat

(1839)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with brown and red ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches (21 x 25.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Pollard, 1792–1867

The Greengrocer

(ca. 1819)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 × 10 7/8 inches (22.9 × 27.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Paul Sandby, 1731–1809

An Encampment in St. James Park

(ca. 1780)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches (30.2 x 45.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817

View of Bath from Spring Gardens

(1790)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (30.8 x 46 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802

Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

(ca. 1793)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (16.8 x 21.9 cm), Mount: 9 11/16 x 11 5/8 inches (24.6 x 29.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

Comforts of Bath: The Concert

(1798)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor with pen and gray and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsMount: 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (14 x 20.6 cm), Sheet: 4 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches (12.2 x 18.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827

A Woodcutter's Picnic

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesPen and vermillion ink and watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsMount: 10 13/16 x 15 1/16 inches (27.5 x 38.3 cm), Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (26 x 36.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection