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1. The Lonely Tower

The Lonely Tower
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:
1879
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 1/4 inches (26.4 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Lonely Tower

The Lonely Tower
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:
1879
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 1/16 inches (26.1 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

3. Fingal's Cave, Staffa

Fingal's Cave, Staffa
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving; early engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches (34.9 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...

Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered...
Creator:
Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Date:
1863
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink, red ink, gouache, gum arabic, and graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 29 3/4 inches (48.9 × 75.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. Here Nature List'ning Stood

Here Nature List'ning Stood
Creator:
Print made by Cornelis Apostool, 1762–1844
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. 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

7. London. A Street: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene I

London. A Street: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act II, Scene I
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
after 1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 inches (14.9 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Hamlet in Scotland

Hamlet in Scotland
Creator:
Print made by Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (28.6 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Gloucestershire. Before Shallow's house: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act III, Scene II

Gloucestershire. Before Shallow's house: 'Henry IV Part II,' Act III, Scene II
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
after 1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (16.1 × 21.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets

The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets
Creator:
Frederic Leighton, 1830–1896
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 20 3/4 inches (39.6 x 52.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. Bauldy, Symon and Sir William Worthy

Bauldy, Symon and Sir William Worthy
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 15/16 inches (28.3 x 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

12. Fingal's Cave, Staffa

Fingal's Cave, Staffa
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching; open etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 inches (42.5 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Abbotsford, Large Vignette

Abbotsford, Large Vignette
Creator:
Print made by William Forrest, 1802–1889
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Fingal's Cave, Staffa

Fingal's Cave, Staffa
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, second state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Fingal's Cave, Staffa - from XLVII 'Scott's Poetical Works'

Fingal's Cave, Staffa - from XLVII 'Scott's Poetical Works'
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 6 7/8 inches (25.4 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Malta

Malta
Creator:
Print made by Edward Francis Finden, 1791–1857
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, 3rd state on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 × 8 9/16 inches (15.1 × 21.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV

Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
after 1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/16 × 8 7/16 inches (15.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Olivia and Maria

Olivia and Maria
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with brown wash, gouache and oil on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 x 3 3/8 inches (10.7 x 8.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Smailholm Tower

Smailholm Tower
Creator:
Print made by William Forrest, 1802–1889
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Fingal's Cave Staffa

Fingal's Cave Staffa
Creator:
Print made by William Forrest, 1802–1889
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Ashestiel

Ashestiel
Creator:
Print made by William Richardson, active 1842–1877
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Castle of Udolpho

Castle of Udolpho
Creator:
Rev. William Warren Porter, 1776–1804
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 inches (27 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Edward Porter Street, Jr., Yale BE 1945W

23. Athol Fugard, Zakes Mokae, John Berry, and Ian Bannen in Rehearsals for 'The Blood Knot', New Arts Theatre, London

Athol Fugard, Zakes Mokae, John Berry, and Ian Bannen in Rehearsals for 'The Blood Knot', New Arts Theatre, London
Creator:
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013
Date:
1960s
Materials & Techniques:
Gelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 15 1/2 inches (30.5 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

24. Antigonus Disposing of Perdita

Antigonus Disposing of Perdita
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown and black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with additional inscribed sheet mounted lower center
Dimensions:
Mount: 23 1/16 x 18 5/8 inches (58.5 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. Design for the Setting of Charles Kean's Production of Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857

Design for the Setting of Charles Kean's Production of Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on thin, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 11 inches (20.3 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund