Collection: Prints and Drawings / Period: 18th century / Subject Terms: flowers (plants)

1. The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."

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: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."

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. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."

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

4. America. A Prophecy, Plate 18, "Over the Hills...."

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief etching printed in blue ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 3, "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

6. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 95, "Ode for Music."

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

7. Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black 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

8. Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor 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

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 43, "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

10. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam"

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

11. The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page

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: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."

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: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."

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: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, shall we grieve their hovering shades"

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

15. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 24, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black 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

16. The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."

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: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 28, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

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

18. The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page

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: 11 3/8 x 9 inches (28.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."

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: 11 3/8 x 9 inches (28.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"

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

21. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, Shall We Grieve Their Hovering Shades"

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

22. The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."

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: 11 3/8 x 9 inches (28.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Europe. A Prophecy, Plate 16, "Ethinthus queen of waters . . . . " (Bentley 17)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching in dark brown ink, with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Ottelia ulvifolia

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 11 7/8 inches (19.7 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Aije (Diospyros mespiliformis)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 inches (30.8 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Sassa (Albizia gummifera)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (33.7 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Impatiens rothii

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (22.2 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Clausena anisata

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (22.2 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Lembetch (Clausena anisata)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (22.2 x 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Fitolacha (Phytolacca dodecandra)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (18.1 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Azzo (Clemantis hirsuta)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 12 inches (18.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Cassia (Cassia fistula) and Euphorbia nubica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (18.1 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Loranthus globiferus

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 7/8 inches (23.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Lillahu (Pittosporum viridiflorum)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (31.4 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Aitan Balalitti (Woodfordia uniflora)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (30.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Jajja Diitch (Coleus species 2)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 inches (33.3 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Alepidea Peduncularis

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (34.3 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Cantaffa (Pterolobium stellatum)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 1/8 inches (30.5 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Jauira (Olea africana)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 3/4 inches (30.5 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Semezza (Ruttya speciosa)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 7/8 inches (27.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Cottina (Verbascum sinaiticum)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (30.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Deh Hack (Mussaenda arcuata)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (30.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Cordia Abyssinica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 7 7/8 inches (31.1 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Kuraregh (Cucumis metuliferus)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (30.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Crinum Schimperi

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 7/8 inches (30.5 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Cuzzo (Hagenia abyssinica)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (30.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Gardenia Ternifolia

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 7 7/8 inches (31.1 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Kanahia Laniflora and Crotalaria Pallida

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches (30.2 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Trifolium Polystachyum and Trifolium Rueppellianum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches (30.2 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Guizotia Abyssinica

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches (14.3 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Mimsuops Kummel

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (30.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Angua (Boswellia papyrifera)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 7 3/4 inches (30.5 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Kummel (Mimsuops kummel)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8 inches (23.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Michauxia Campanuloides

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 4 inches (15.6 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Nuk (Guizotia abyssinica)

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches (22.2 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Abutilon Longicuspe

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (22.2 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Jasmnium Dichtomum

Creator:: Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (30.2 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air

Creator:: Print made by Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 5/8 inches (26.2 × 19.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. The Gateway of Lancaster Castle

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 7 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches (19.4 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Detail of Scrolled Acanthus Molding

Creator:: Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen, black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 x 11 inches (9.2 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Goodwood, West Sussex: Ceiling Design

Creator:: James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 9/16 x 22 inches (39.5 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Rosebud, or the Judgement of Paris

Creator:: Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 15 inches (32.1 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. London Cries: Flowers

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and gray ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid 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

64. The Ruins of the College of Lincluden

Creator:: Print made by William Byrne, 1743–1805
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 13/16 x 14 15/16 inches (27.5 x 38 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Portrait of a Lady

Creator:: Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and watercolor with scraping out on ivory
Dimensions:: Image: 5 x 4 7/8 inches (12.7 x 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

Creator:: Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, stipple and line engraving with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 7/8 inches (59.7 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

67. Lysimachia (Loosestrife), Plate 278 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

Creator:: Print made by Elizabeth Blackwell, died 1774
Date:: 1737
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (36.8 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

68. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

Creator:: Print made by Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.8 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

69. Ticket: Anacreontic Society Meeting

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, stipple engraving and line engraving in red ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 4 inches (14 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. For Japaning, Where may be 200 Different Sorts

Creator:: Peter P. Benazech, 1767–1794
Date:: 1757
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on medium, textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 1/4 x 14 1/16 inches (23.5 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Portrait of a Girl Holding a Garland

Creator:: attributed to John Downman, 1750–1824
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black and red chalk with graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 3/8 × 9 1/2 inches (31.4 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Queen Square, London

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/16 x 23 1/2 inches (43.4 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Old Lady with Basket of flowers

Creator:: Edward Edwards, 1738–1806
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gray wash, pen, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 1/2 inches (26.4 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. Ophelia's Death

Creator:: Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:: ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache, black ink, and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper with reminants of contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:: Mount: 22 9/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.3 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Frontispiece design for John Fayram's "Eight Views after Nature"

Creator:: John Fayram, op.1713–1743
Date:: ca. 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Pen, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 5 7/8 inches (18.1 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. A Flower Piece

Creator:: Print made by Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/16 x 9 7/16 inches (34.1 x 23.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

77. View of Queen Square

Creator:: Engraved by Robert Pollard, 1755–1838
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, line engraving, and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 × 24 7/16 inches (49.5 × 62.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. Cupid and Cephisa: "One Day as I was Walking in the Woods..."

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 5/8 x 18 5/8 inches (49.8 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Creator:: Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving printed in brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 8 1/4 inches (26.8 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. For Japaning, Where may be 200 Different Sorts

Creator:: Peter P. Benazech, 1767–1794
Date:: 1757
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted on medium, textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 7/16 x 14 3/16 inches (24 x 36 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. Portrait of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, ninth Earl of Lincoln and second Duke of Newcastle

Creator:: Rosalba Carriera, 1675–1757
Date:: 1741
Materials & Techniques:: Pastel on slightly textured, blue laid paper stretched on linen canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 28 1/2 × 23 3/8 × 1 7/8 inches (72.4 × 59.4 × 4.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

82. Drawing for the Frontispiece of Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

Creator:: Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches (22.2 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lowell Libson

83. Lady Amabel and Lady Mary, Daughters of Lord Royston and the Marchioness of Grey

Creator:: Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:: 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 1/4 inches (50.2 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. Miss Emma Crewe and Miss Elizabeth Crewe

Creator:: John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 7/8 × 14 inches (50.5 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. The Musician

Creator:: Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (36.9 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

86. The Musician

Creator:: Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 7/16 inches (51.5 x 36.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

87. La resignation

Creator:: Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 13/16 x 15 1/4 inches (47.8 x 38.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

88. L'Enfant Prodigue dans la plus grande Misere

Creator:: Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint with etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 x 18 inches (36.2 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

89. Rhetorica. Die Redekunst.

Creator:: Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 7/16 inches (41.9 x 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

90. La colombe chérie

Creator:: Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 1/16 inches (35.3 x 23 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

91. Miss Ann Parry

Creator:: Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.9 x 26.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

92. The Honourable Mrs. Beresford with the Marchioness Townshend and the Hon. Mrs. Gardiner Adoring a Term of Hymen

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Watson, 1743–1781
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 3/16 × 28 1/2 inches (58.9 × 72.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

93. Miss Polly Jones

Creator:: Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 11/16 inches (44.2 x 32.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

94. Mrs. Le Maistre

Creator:: Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 13/16 x 12 inches (42.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

95. Miss Catherine Wodhull

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

96. The Flower Girl

Creator:: Print made by John Young, 1755–1825
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches (42.9 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

97. Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade

Creator:: Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.8 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

98. The Old Beau in an Extasy

Creator:: Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 inches (38.7 x 28.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

99. A Peasant Family

Creator:: Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: between 1765 and 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 1/2 inches (18 x 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

100. La galante fille

Creator:: Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 11/16 x 15 9/16 inches (47.4 x 39.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

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1. The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."

2. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."

3. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."

4. America. A Prophecy, Plate 18, "Over the Hills...."

5. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 3, "Ode on the Spring."

6. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 95, "Ode for Music."

7. Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)

8. Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 43, "The Progress of Poesy."

10. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam"

11. The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page

12. The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."

13. The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."

14. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, shall we grieve their hovering shades"

15. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 24, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)

16. The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."

17. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 28, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

18. The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page

19. The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."

20. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"

21. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, Shall We Grieve Their Hovering Shades"

22. The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."

23. Europe. A Prophecy, Plate 16, "Ethinthus queen of waters . . . . " (Bentley 17)

24. Ottelia ulvifolia

25. Aije (Diospyros mespiliformis)

26. Sassa (Albizia gummifera)

27. Impatiens rothii

28. Clausena anisata

29. Lembetch (Clausena anisata)

30. Fitolacha (Phytolacca dodecandra)

31. Azzo (Clemantis hirsuta)

32. Cassia (Cassia fistula) and Euphorbia nubica

33. Loranthus globiferus

34. Lillahu (Pittosporum viridiflorum)

35. Aitan Balalitti (Woodfordia uniflora)

36. Jajja Diitch (Coleus species 2)

37. Alepidea Peduncularis

38. Cantaffa (Pterolobium stellatum)

39. Jauira (Olea africana)

40. Semezza (Ruttya speciosa)

41. Cottina (Verbascum sinaiticum)

42. Deh Hack (Mussaenda arcuata)

43. Cordia Abyssinica

44. Kuraregh (Cucumis metuliferus)

45. Crinum Schimperi

46. Cuzzo (Hagenia abyssinica)

47. Gardenia Ternifolia

48. Kanahia Laniflora and Crotalaria Pallida

49. Trifolium Polystachyum and Trifolium Rueppellianum

50. Guizotia Abyssinica

51. Mimsuops Kummel

52. Angua (Boswellia papyrifera)

53. Kummel (Mimsuops kummel)

54. Michauxia Campanuloides

55. Nuk (Guizotia abyssinica)

56. Abutilon Longicuspe

57. Jasmnium Dichtomum

58. The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air

59. The Gateway of Lancaster Castle

60. Detail of Scrolled Acanthus Molding

61. Goodwood, West Sussex: Ceiling Design

62. Rosebud, or the Judgement of Paris

63. London Cries: Flowers

64. The Ruins of the College of Lincluden

65. Portrait of a Lady

66. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

67. Lysimachia (Loosestrife), Plate 278 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

68. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

69. Ticket: Anacreontic Society Meeting

70. For Japaning, Where may be 200 Different Sorts

71. Portrait of a Girl Holding a Garland

72. Queen Square, London

73. Old Lady with Basket of flowers