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Gay, John, 1685–1732
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Stockdale, John, ca. 1749–1814
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Wootton, John, approximately 1682–1764
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Kent, William, ca.1686–1748
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Gravelot, Hubert-François, 1699–1773
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Skelton, William, 1763–1848
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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Grainger, W., active 1793
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Mazell, Peter, active 1761–1797
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Wilson,, active 1793
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Lovegrove,, active 1793
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Audinet, Philip, 1766–1837
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Wilson, William C., active 1798–1836
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Cook, Thomas, 1744–1818
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Unknown artist
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Brown,, active 1793
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Hall, John, 1739–1797
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1793
72
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Prints
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male
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Collective Title
Gay's Fables
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Fables by John Gay, Vol. I
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Fables by John Gay, Vol. II
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Period
18th century
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etching (printing process)
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line engraving
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wove paper
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intaglio print
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animal art
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Exhibition History
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XIII. The Tame Stag
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable I. The Dog and the Fox
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Introduction to the Fables, The Shepherd and the Philosopher
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable VI. The Miser and Plutus
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XVI. The Pin and the Needle
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XXII. The Goat Without a Beard
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XLI. The Owl and the Farmer
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XII. Pan and Fortune
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Fable XVI. The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm
1793
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Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Frontispiece, Monument to John Gay
1793
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Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Fable XXV. The Scold and the Parrot
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf
1793
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Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Fable XXXI. The Universal Apparition
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XXXII. The Two Owls and the Sparrow
1793
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Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Fable XXXIV. The Mastiffs
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable XXXIX. The Man and the Flea
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable L. The Hare and Many Friends
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable XLVII. The Court of Death
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable II. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and Other Birds
1793
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Print made by John Hall, 1739–1797
Title Page, Vignette Portrait of John Gay
1793
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Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Fable V. The Bear in a Boat
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable VI. The Squire and His Cur
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable I. The Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller
1793
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Print made by Brown, active 1793
Title Page, Fables by John Gay
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable V. The Wild Boar and the Ram
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable IV. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable II. The Spaniel and the Cameleon
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable VIII. The Lady and the Wasp
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable IX. The Bull and the Mastiff
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable X. The Elephant and the Bookseller
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable XIV. The Monkey Who Had Seen the World
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XVIII. The Painter Who Pleased No Body and Every Body
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XIX. The Lion and the Cub
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable XXIII. The Old Woman and Her Cats
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XXXV. The Barley-mow and the Dunghil
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XLIII. The Council of Horses
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XL. The Two Monkeys
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable XLIV. The Hound and the Huntsman
1793
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Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Fable XLV. The Poet and the Rose
1793
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Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Fable XLVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable IV. The Ant in Office
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable III. The Baboon and the Poultry
1793
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Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Fable VII. The Countryman and Jupiter
1793
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Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Fable XLII. The Jugglers
1793
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Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Fable VIII. The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XI. The Pack-Horse and the Carrier
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable X. The Degenerate Bees
1793
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Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Fable IX. The Jackall, Leopard, and other Beasts
1793
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Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Fable XIII. Plutus, Cupid, and Time
1793
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Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Fable XV. The Cook-Maid, the Turnspit, and the Ox
1793
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Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Fable XIV. The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider, the Ass, and the Farmer
1793
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Text by John Gay, 1685–1732
Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author and Embellished with Seventy Plates, Volume 1
1793
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Published by John Stockdale, ca. 1749–1814
Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author and Embellished with Seventy Plates, Volume 2
1793