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1. The Salutation Tavern

The Salutation Tavern
Creator:
Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 13 15/16 inches (25.5 x 35.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Strephon and Chloe

Strephon and Chloe
Creator:
Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 13 1/16 inches (25.5 x 33.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Fitting out. - Plate 1

Fitting out. - Plate 1
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 13 15/16 inches (25.4 x 35.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Falstaff at Herne's Oak

Falstaff at Herne's Oak
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A Favorite Poodle Hatching Poultry!! - or A Present of Feather Breeches from the Sandwich Isles

A Favorite Poodle Hatching Poultry!! - or A Present of Feather Breeches from the Sandwich Isles
Creator:
Print made by Robert Isaac Cruikshank, 1789–1856
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 1/2 inches (26.4 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Dandies Having a Treat

Dandies Having a Treat
Creator:
Print made by Robert Isaac Cruikshank, 1789–1856
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 15 11/16 inches (25.7 x 39.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Extravaganza's of 1827

Extravaganza's of 1827
Creator:
Print made by Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 15 11/16 inches (28 x 39.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. A Maiden Lady and her Family

A Maiden Lady and her Family
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
between 1820 and 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 inches (29.2 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Le Retour de Paris, or, the Niece Presented to her Relatives by her French Governess

Le Retour de Paris, or, the Niece Presented to her Relatives by her French Governess
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 16 1/8 inches (29 x 41 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Miss-Ann-Thropy

Miss-Ann-Thropy
Creator:
Print made by Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 11/16 inches (35.3 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 1 - "Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter, who dares within the Fellow's Bog to enter."

The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 1 - "Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter, who dares within the Fellow's Bog to enter."
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 7/8 inches (24.3 × 35.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 2 - "Ah me! that thou the Freshman's-Guide should'st read, yet venture on the hallowed grass to tread"

The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 2 - "Ah me! that thou the Freshman's-Guide should'st read, yet venture on the hallowed grass to tread"
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 7/8 inches (24.7 × 35.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Valley of the Shadow of Death

The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 7/16 inches (26.4 × 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Blowing up the Pic Nic's: or Harlequin Quioxtte Attacking the Puppets

Blowing up the Pic Nic's: or Harlequin Quioxtte Attacking the Puppets
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 1/16 inches (35.7 × 25.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 3 - "The Master's Wig the guilty wight appals, who brings his Dog within the College walls."

The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 3 - "The Master's Wig the guilty wight appals, who brings his Dog within the College walls."
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 7/8 inches (25 × 35.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 4 - "Expulsion waits that Son of Alma Mater who dares to shew his face in Boot or Gaiter"

The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 4 - "Expulsion waits that Son of Alma Mater who dares to shew his face in Boot or Gaiter"
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 7/8 inches (24.7 × 35.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 5 - "Convened for wearing Gaiters - sad offence! Expelled - nor e'en permitted a defence."

The Rake's-Progress at the University - No. 5 - "Convened for wearing Gaiters - sad offence! Expelled - nor e'en permitted a defence."
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1806
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 1/16 inches (24.5 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Omnium Gatherum, No. 7

Omnium Gatherum, No. 7
Creator:
Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 7/16 inches (27 x 36.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Ominum Gatherum, Second Series, No. 5

Ominum Gatherum, Second Series, No. 5
Creator:
Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
1831
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 7/16 inches (27 x 36.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Ominum Gatherum, Second Series, No. 3

Ominum Gatherum, Second Series, No. 3
Creator:
Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (27 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Ominum Gatherum No. 6

Ominum Gatherum No. 6
Creator:
Henry Heath, active 1824–1835
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 7/16 inches (27 x 36.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. I am not learned in Vaccine Matters - but I think those look like Charley's Calves

I am not learned in Vaccine Matters - but I think those look like Charley's Calves
Creator:
Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882
Date:
Undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/2 x 28 7/8 inches (54.6 x 73.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. New Illustration of Hudibras

New Illustration of Hudibras
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1851
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches (29.8 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Spoiled Child, Scene I

The Spoiled Child, Scene I
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 20 1/8 inches (39 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. The Spoiled Child, Scene V

The Spoiled Child, Scene V
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 5/8 inches (39.4 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. The Spoiled Child, Scene III

The Spoiled Child, Scene III
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (39.3 x 49.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Spoiled Child, Scene IV

The Spoiled Child, Scene IV
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 19 1/8 inches (39.4 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. The Spoiled Child, Scene II

The Spoiled Child, Scene II
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 3/8 inches (39.1 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

The Spoiled Child, Scene VI
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:
ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 19 5/8 inches (38.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Union Club

The Union Club
Creator:
Charles Williams, active 1796–1830
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 16 7/16 inches (31.1 x 41.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2

Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 14 inches (25.3 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Mr. B. Mastheaded -or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time - Plate 4

Mr. B. Mastheaded -or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time - Plate 4
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 14 inches (25.5 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Sales by Auction! - or Provident Children Disposing of their Deceased Mother's Effects for the Benefit of the Creditors!!

Sales by Auction! - or Provident Children Disposing of their Deceased Mother's Effects for the Benefit of the Creditors!!
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1819
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (31.2 x 42 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Caricature of Matthew Darly

Caricature of Matthew Darly
Creator:
Print made by Matthew Darly, active 1754–1778
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 4 inches (12.3 × 10.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Gil Blas Practicing Medicine Under Dr. Sangrado

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Creator:
Thomas Uwins, 1782–1857
Date:
between 1820 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash with brown pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, laid in contemporary mount made of moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 17 3/8 x 20 1/2 inches (44.2 x 52 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection