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1. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 17, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 17, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
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

2. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
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

3. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 12, "Spring" (Bentley 23)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 12, "Spring" (Bentley 23)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and ink 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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 23, "A Long Story."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 23, "A Long Story."
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

5. Portrait of a Girl Sketching

Portrait of a Girl Sketching
Creator:
William Henry Brooke, 1772–1860
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Two Little Girls

Two Little Girls
Creator:
John Glover, 1767–1849
Date:
ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and gray ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 6 1/2 inches (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Girl Reading a Book

Girl Reading a Book
Creator:
Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches (27 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Two Girls in a Landscape, One Riding a Lamb

Two Girls in a Landscape, One Riding a Lamb
Creator:
Thomas Hudson, 1701–1779
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches (31.8 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Romantic Landscape with Figures and a Dog

Romantic Landscape with Figures and a Dog
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/8 x 22 7/8 inches (47.3 x 58.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Misses Sandby of Norwich

The Misses Sandby of Norwich
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches (13.3 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Study for "The Penny Wedding"

Study for "The Penny Wedding"
Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841
Date:
ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, light blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 7/8 inches (9.2 × 7.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Two Girls Carrying a Basket

Two Girls Carrying a Basket
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, gouache, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches (15.6 x 11.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Twenty Young Girls in a Group Walking to the Left

Twenty Young Girls in a Group Walking to the Left
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 5 1/2 inches (11.7 × 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Study of Figures at Schaffhausen

Study of Figures at Schaffhausen
Creator:
Samuel Prout, 1783–1852
Date:
before 1841
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 × 4 7/16 inches (8.7 × 11.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Two Peasant Girls, Seated

Two Peasant Girls, Seated
Creator:
Samuel Prout, 1783–1852
Date:
ca. 1841
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/16 × 1 3/4 inches (5.5 × 4.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Brass Plate Monument of the Duchess of Northumberland and Her Daughters, Chelsea Church

Brass Plate Monument of the Duchess of Northumberland and Her Daughters, Chelsea Church
Creator:
Daniel Lysons, 1762–1834
Date:
between 1796 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 10 3/8 inches (30.5 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. A Man Driving a Team of Six Girls

A Man Driving a Team of Six Girls
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
between 1778 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite; verso: graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 13/16 x 9 5/16 inches (19.8 x 23.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. A Nurse with Three Children

A Nurse with Three Children
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 5 5/8 inches (15.6 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Studies of Girls Carrying Faggots

Studies of Girls Carrying Faggots
Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and stumping, heightened with white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper inset into a sheet of moderately thick, slightly textured, cream paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (36.2 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Head of a Young Girl

Head of a Young Girl
Creator:
Prince Hoare, 1755–1834
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, red chalk and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches (17.5 x 10.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Gwen John, Ida Nettleship and Ursula Tyrwhitt

Gwen John, Ida Nettleship and Ursula Tyrwhitt
Creator:
Augustus Edwin John, 1878–1961
Date:
ca. 1899
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 9 7/8 inches (33 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Courtyard of Mr. Bank's House, Northernhay, Exeter

The Courtyard of Mr. Bank's House, Northernhay, Exeter
Creator:
John White Abbott, 1763–1851
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (26.7 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Two Girls Seated

Two Girls Seated
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 4 inches (7 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Landlord and Tenant

Landlord and Tenant
Creator:
George John Pinwell, 1842–1875
Date:
1871
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 22 5/8 inches (40.6 × 57.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Collection, Gift of Alison Edwards Curwen

25. The Butterfly Girls

The Butterfly Girls
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 5/8 × 3 3/8 inches (9.2 × 8.6 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

26. Two Girls with Shrimping Nets

Two Girls with Shrimping Nets
Creator:
Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black chalk on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches (22.5 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Suspense or Expectation

Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Suspense or Expectation
Creator:
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (35.9 x 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Group of English Children: Distant View of St. Paul's

Group of English Children: Distant View of St. Paul's
Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 4 1/8 inches (12.4 × 10.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Sketches of Women

Sketches of Women
Creator:
Sir George Hayter, 1792–1871
Date:
1855
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, smooth, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 6 3/8 inches (19.4 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

30. The Children of Earl Gower

The Children of Earl Gower
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, ceam laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 1/4 inches (23.8 × 18.4 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, to the Yale University Art Gallery

31. Two Girls Tippling

Two Girls Tippling
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 7/8 x 8 1/16 inches (22.5 x 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. A Village Scene with Girls Spinning

A Village Scene with Girls Spinning
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen in gray and black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 18 7/8 inches (34 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Peasant Girls

Peasant Girls
Creator:
attributed to John Absolon, 1815–1895
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (32.4 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Reading Lesson at a Dame School

Reading Lesson at a Dame School
Creator:
Elias Martin, 1739–1818
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/16 x 9 11/16in. (18.3 x 24.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Welsh Children

Welsh Children
Creator:
Frederick William Hulme, 1816–1884
Date:
1851
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 56 1/8 inches (15.6 × 142.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Near Putney

Near Putney
Creator:
James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:
1770s
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray wash over graphite. verso: graphite
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 12 1/2 inches (19.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

37. Study for an Illustration for a Poem by Sir Herbert Read

Study for an Illustration for a Poem by Sir Herbert Read
Creator:
Henry Moore, 1898–1986
Date:
1946
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache with pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 9 inches (28.6 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection