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1. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours"
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

2. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain"
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

3. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 10, "7. From the caverns of his jointed spine . . . ." (Bentley 11)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 10, "7. From the caverns of his jointed spine . . . ." (Bentley 11)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Jerusalem, Plate 41, "Bath who is Legions...."

Jerusalem, Plate 41, "Bath who is Legions...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Jerusalem, Plate 51

Jerusalem, Plate 51
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in black ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches (26.4 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Jerusalem, Plate 69, "Then all the Males...."

Jerusalem, Plate 69, "Then all the Males...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Jerusalem, Plate 78, "The Spectres of..."

Jerusalem, Plate 78, "The Spectres of..."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Jerusalem, Plate 85, "Became a Space & an Allegory...."

Jerusalem, Plate 85, "Became a Space & an Allegory...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 1, "The Pindaric Genius Receiving His Lyre"

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 1, "The Pindaric Genius Receiving His Lyre"
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

10. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 65, "The Bard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 65, "The Bard."
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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 61, "The Bard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 61, "The Bard."
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

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. Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and 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

14. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis Greatly Wise to Talk with Our Past Hours"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis Greatly Wise to Talk with Our Past Hours"
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

15. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, We Learn; and Giving, We Retain"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, We Learn; and Giving, We Retain"
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

16. There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)

There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching and watercolor 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

17. There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 5, "III From a perception . . . . " (Bentley a6)

There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 5, "III From a perception . . . . " (Bentley a6)
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

18. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14, "7. From the Caverns of His Jointed Spine...." (Bentley 11)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14, "7. From the Caverns of His Jointed Spine...." (Bentley 11)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 113, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 113, "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

20. Songs of Innocence, Plate 28, "Laughing Song" (Bentley 15)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 28, "Laughing Song" (Bentley 15)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and 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

21. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 14, "Does thy God O Priest take such vengeance as this?"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 14, "Does thy God O Priest take such vengeance as this?"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 4, "Water"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 4, "Water"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 6, "Air"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 6, "Air"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Lear Awakened by Cordelia

Lear Awakened by Cordelia
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
between 1774 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 19 5/16 inches (30.7 x 49 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

25. 'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV

'The Gamester,' Act V, Scene IV
Creator:
James Fittler, 1758–1835
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 1/16 inches (14 × 7.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

26. Falstaff and his Friends

Falstaff and his Friends
Creator:
William Greatbach, Born 1802
Date:
ca. 1868
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 inches (22.5 × 28 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Death's Door

Death's Door
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:
1808, published 1813
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 11 3/8 inches (38.1 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song

Lady Mortimer's Welsh Song
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 15/16 x 4 5/16 inches (17.7 x 11 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. "May I be Cursed," muttered Jack Sheppard, "if ever I try to be honest again!"

"May I be Cursed," muttered Jack Sheppard, "if ever I try to be honest again!"
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper with beige chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (21.6 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

30. Jonathan Wild Seizing Jack Sheppard at his Mother's Grave in Willesden Church Yard

Jonathan Wild Seizing Jack Sheppard at his Mother's Grave in Willesden Church Yard
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper with beige chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 7 5/16 inches (21.5 x 18.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

31. Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration

Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration
Creator:
Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 × 5 5/8 inches (9 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph

Falstaff with Mistress Quickly and Bardolph
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 4 3/8 inches (15.3 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Oberon and Puck

Oberon and Puck
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil, partially varnished on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches (19.1 x 16.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration

Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration
Creator:
Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 3 15/16 inches (16 × 10 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor

Hotspur and the Plotters at Bangor
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 inches (16.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Audacity of Jack Sheppard

Audacity of Jack Sheppard
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper with beige chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (22.2 x 17.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

37. Lear and Cordelia

Lear and Cordelia
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 22 11/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.7 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection