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Lawrence Josset, 1910–1995

The Trimmed Cock

(1939)

• Materials & TechniquesColored mezzotint with chine collé
• DimensionsSheet: 18 15/16 x 13 3/8in. (48.1 x 34cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art; Gift of Melville & Naomi Stone

unknown artist

Deer, Faces and Horses

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (27.3 × 19.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

Corvus albus (Pied Crows)

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 1/2 inches (40.6 × 31.8 cm), Binding: 16 1/8 inches (41 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by James Ward, 1769–1859

Walton

(1823)

• Materials & TechniquesLithograph with chine-collé on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 18 × 22 1/2 inches (45.7 × 57.2 cm), Image: 13 1/4 × 17 7/8 inches (33.7 × 45.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

Print made by James Ward, 1769–1859

Soothsayer

(1823)

• Materials & TechniquesLithograph with chine-collé on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 17 7/8 × 22 1/2 inches (45.4 × 57.2 cm), Image: 13 × 17 7/8 inches (33 × 45.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

Horses Fighting

(1788)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, second state
• DimensionsSheet: 18 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (48 x 59.3cm), Image: 17 1/2 x 23 5/16in. (44.4 x 59.2cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837

Mambrino

(1788)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint
• DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 x 18 3/8in. (36.8 x 46.7cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851

Giving the Village Donkeys a Treat

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 3/4 × 9 13/16 inches (19.7 × 24.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by James Ward, 1769–1859

Leopold

(1823)

• Materials & TechniquesLithograph with chine-collé on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 18 × 22 1/2 inches (45.7 × 57.2 cm), Image: 13 3/8 × 17 7/8 inches (34 × 45.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

Print made by James Ward, 1769–1859

Phantom

(1823)

• Materials & TechniquesLithograph with chine-collé on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 17 3/4 × 22 3/8 inches (45.1 × 56.8 cm), Image: 13 1/4 × 17 7/8 inches (33.7 × 45.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800

Brood-Mares

(1768)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, third state
• DimensionsImage: 16 1/4 x 21 11/16in. (41.3 x 55.1cm), Sheet: 17 3/4 x 21 11/16in. (45.1 x 55.1cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

Brown Horse Mask

(1773)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint
• DimensionsSheet: 18 x 22 1/8in. (45.7 x 56.2cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

Horses Fighting

(1788)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint
• DimensionsSheet: 19 x 23 7/16in. (48.3 x 59.5cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Thomas Burke, 1749–1815

Eclipse

(1772)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, third state
• DimensionsSheet: 18 1/8 x 22 1/4in. (46 x 56.5cm), Image: 16 15/16 x 22 1/4in. (43 x 56.5cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

Stallion and Mare

(1776)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint
• DimensionsSheet: 18 3/4 x 22 3/4in. (47.6 x 57.8cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

The Lion and Stag

(1770)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, second state
• DimensionsSheet: 17 15/16 x 22in. (45.6 x 55.9cm), Image: 16 9/16 x 22in. (42 x 55.9cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Robert Laurie, 1755?–1836

Lion and Horse

(1791)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, proof before all letters
• DimensionsSheet: 20 1/2 x 26 1/8in. (52.1 x 66.4cm), Plate: 17 7/8 x 21 3/4in. (45.4 x 55.2cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

George Townly Stubbs, 1748–1815

The Horse and Lion

(1770)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, published state
• DimensionsSheet: 17 15/16 x 21 13/16in. (45.5 x 55.4cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800

The Lion and Horse

(1769)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, third state
• DimensionsSheet: 17 13/16 x 21 15/16in. (45.3 x 55.7cm), Image: 16 3/8 x 21 3/4in. (41.6 x 55.3cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

John Murphy, ca. 1748–1820

A Tiger

(1798)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint, first state
• DimensionsSheet: 19 1/8 x 24 3/16in. (48.5 x 61.4cm), Image: 18 15/16 x 24in. (48.1 x 61cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)

(1765-1773)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (30.2 × 24.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Phoenicopterus roseus (Greater Flamingo)

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Robert Robinson, active 1674–1706

The Good Herdsman

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 5 11/16 × 7 3/4 inches (14.4 × 19.7 cm), Image: 5 1/16 × 7 5/8 inches (12.9 × 19.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Print made by unknown artist

High Life

(after 1847)

• Materials & TechniquesAlbumen print on thin, glossy photographic paper
• DimensionsSheet: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 inches (5.4 × 5.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Low Life

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesAlbumen print on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 inches (7.3 × 6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770

Sphyrna zygaena (Hammer-headed Shark)

(1765-1773)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 16 × 11 7/8 inches (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

A Fish, Zeezan jidda

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 12 × 16 inches (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822

Original Sketchbook, Studies of Mammals, and Studies of Deer

(1813 to 1817)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches (24.8 × 19.1 cm), Binding: 9 3/4 inches (24.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822

Pyrenean chamois

(1813 to 1817)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches (24.8 × 19.1 cm), Binding: 9 3/4 inches (24.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Bruce, 1730–1794

Fennec Fox

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 3/4 × 12 3/8 inches (24.8 × 31.4 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Two Bears

• Materials & TechniquesEtching
• DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 inches (21.6 × 13.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Four Lizards

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and gouache with pen and black ink and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 × 15 inches (27.3 × 38.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

James Sowerby, 1756–1822

Two Birds in a Landscape

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesOil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 1/8 × 6 1/4 inches (20.6 × 15.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826

Juvenile Employment

(1798)

• Materials & TechniquesMezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 18 1/4 × 13 15/16 inches (46.4 × 35.4 cm), Plate: 15 × 10 15/16 inches (38.1 × 27.8 cm), Image: 14 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (36.2 × 27.6 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Engraved by Henry Pyall, 1795–1833

Mail Coach Behind Time

(1827)

• Materials & TechniquesAquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 15 13/16 x 20 3/16 inches (40.2 x 51.2 cm), Plate: 15 13/16 x 20 3/16 inches (40.2 x 51.2 cm), Image: 14 7/16 x 19 3/4 inches (36.7 x 50.1 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Early Ploughman

(1874)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and drypoint, with plate tone on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 1/16 x 15 3/8 inches (28.1 x 39.1 cm), Plate: 6 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches (17.6 x 25.3 cm), Image: 5 3/16 x 7 13/16 inches (13.1 x 19.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Early Ploughman

(begun before 1861)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 11/16 x 12 3/8 inches (22.1 x 31.4 cm), Plate: 7 1/16 x 9 15/16 inches (17.9 x 25.2 cm), Image: 5 3/16 x 7 13/16 inches (13.2 x 19.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Early Ploughman

(begun before 1861)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and drypoint, with plate tone, retouched with white gouache on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 x 9 15/16 inches (17.8 x 25.2 cm), Plate: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (17.5 x 25.1 cm), Image: 5 1/8 x 7 13/16 inches (13 x 19.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Early Ploughman

(etching begun before 1861; impression printed in 1926)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching and drypoint, with plate tone on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 15/16 x 13 1/8 inches (25.2 x 33.3 cm), Plate: 7 x 9 13/16 inches (17.8 x 25 cm), Image: 5 3/16 x 7 3/4 inches (13.2 x 19.7 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881

The Morning of Life

(1860-1861)

• Materials & TechniquesEtching, engraving and drypoint, with plate tone, retouched with white watercolor, gouache or chalk on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 8 7/8 x 12 5/16 inches (22.6 x 31.3 cm), Plate: 5 11/16 x 8 7/16 inches (14.4 x 21.4 cm), Image: 5 3/8 x 8 3/16 inches (13.7 x 20.8 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection