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1. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1670
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
53 × 43 5/8 inches (134.6 × 110.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 39, "London" (Bentley 46)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 39, "London" (Bentley 46)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor 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

4. Fire; Plate 7

Fire; Plate 7
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 43, "A Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 50)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 43, "A Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 50)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor 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

6. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

The Spoiled Child, Scene VI
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 19 5/8 inches (38.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Fall of a City

Fall of a City
Creator:
Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860

The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (25.1 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Newgate Prison, the Fire of London

Newgate Prison, the Fire of London
Creator:
Thomas Wyck, 1616–1677
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (9.5 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 5 9/16 inches (10.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795

View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795
Creator:
John William Edy, 1760–1820
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 11/16 inches (35.9 × 47.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (14.6 x 15.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing

The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing
Creator:
Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 inches (36.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]

Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen in black ink, over graphite, with gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 7 9/16 inches (31.8 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Web

The Web
Creator:
Print made by John Bell, 1811–1895
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches (20.6 x 16.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches (25.6 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Presages of the Millenium

Presages of the Millenium
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 14 13/16 inches (33 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Valley of the Shadow of Death

The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 7/16 inches (26.4 × 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A View of the Fire in Covent Garden

A View of the Fire in Covent Garden
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 1/8 inches (24.6 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire

George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 11/16 x 18 7/16 inches (29.7 x 46.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

21. The Destruction of Pompeii

The Destruction of Pompeii
Creator:
David Roberts, 1796–1864
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pastel on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (36.5 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

22. The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer

The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

23. The First Relief of Lucknow

The First Relief of Lucknow
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1888
Materials & Techniques:
Wood-engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 10 1/4 inches (17.8 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

24. Romanus sum Civis

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Creator:
Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769
Date:
1726
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 17 1/2 inches (39.7 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection