On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Date: 1793 / Width [cm]: 17

1. Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 1)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

2. "The Terror Answered: I am Orc, wreath'd round the accursed tree..." (Plate 10)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

3. "Sound! sound! my loud war-trumpets & alarm my Thirteen Angels!..." (Plate 11)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

4. "Thus wept the Angel voice & as he wept the terrible blasts..." (Plate 12)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief and white-line 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. Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll'd..." (Plate 13)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

6. "In the flames stood & view'd the armies drawn out in the sky..." (Plate 16)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching, 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

7. "On Albions Angels: then the Pestilence began in streaks of red..." (Plate 17)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief and white-line 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

8. "Over the hills, the vales, the cities, rage the red flames fierce..." (Plate 18)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief and white-line 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

9. America, A Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching, 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

10. Preludium. "The shadowy daughter of Urthona stood before red Orc..." (Plate 3)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching, 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

11. "Silent as despairing love, and strong as jealousy..." (Plate 4)

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

12. A Prophecy. "The Guardian Prince of Albion burns in his nightly tent..." (Plate 5)

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

13. "Appear to the Americans upon the cloudy night..." (Plate 6)

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

14. "Albions Angel stood beside the Stone of night, and saw..." (Plate 7)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief and white-line 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

15. "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

16. "In thunders ends the voice. Then Albions Angel wrathful burnt..." (Plate 9)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, 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

17. Introduction to the Fables, The Shepherd and the Philosopher

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

18. Fable VI. The Miser and Plutus

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

19. Fable XIII. The Tame Stag

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

20. Fable XVI. The Pin and the Needle

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

21. Fable XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

22. Fable XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

23. Fable XXII. The Goat Without a Beard

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

24. Fable XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

25. Fable XII. Pan and Fortune

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

26. Fable XLI. The Owl and the Farmer

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

27. Fable I. The Dog and the Fox

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

28. Fable XVI. The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

29. Figure Composition Study 3

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: 1793-1794
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches (14 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Figure Composition Study 4

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (11.4 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Devils for the Temptation of Christ

Creator:: George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (14 x 17.1 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

32. Part of Christ's Hospital from the Steward's Office

Creator:: Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 6 3/4in. (7.3 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. West Front of the Mathematical School, Christ's Hospital

Creator:: Benjamin Green, ca. 1736–ca. 1800
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 6 3/4in. (7.3 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Edward Progers

Creator:: Schenecker, active 1791
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 6 5/8 inches (25.4 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Canterbury Cathedral

Creator:: Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778–1854
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with blue wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (16.5 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Priory Farm

Creator:: Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778–1854
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 inches (11.7 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Robert Dow's Monument, St. Botolph's Aldgate

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (22.2 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Cheapside Cross

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (22.2 x 17.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Sketch of a Village and a Hill Castle Beyond

Creator:: Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778–1854
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 6 3/4 inches (11.4 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Ouse Bridge, York

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (13.4 x 16.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. In Our Journey through Life may we Live Well on the Road

Creator:: George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760–1809
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (24.1 x 16.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. May the Eye of Science pierce Through the Mists of Obsurity

Creator:: George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760–1809
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (24.1 x 16.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Bay with Sailing Ships

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 13/16 × 6 1/2 inches (9.7 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

44. Mother and Infant

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches (11.4 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Door on South Side of Painted Chamber

Creator:: Attributed to John Carter, 1748–1817
Date:: between 1793 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 inches (24.8 × 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Frontispiece, Monument to John Gay

Creator:: Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

47. Fable I. The Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller

Creator:: Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

48. Fable II. The Spaniel and the Cameleon

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

49. Fable III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

50. Title Page, Fables by John Gay

Creator:: Print made by Brown, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

51. Fable V. The Wild Boar and the Ram

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

52. Fable IX. The Bull and the Mastiff

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

53. Fable IV. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

54. Fable VIII. The Lady and the Wasp

Creator:: Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

55. Fable XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

56. Fable XIV. The Monkey Who Had Seen the World

Creator:: Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

57. Fable X. The Elephant and the Bookseller

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

58. Fable XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

59. Fable XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

60. Fable XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

61. Fable VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

62. Fable XIX. The Lion and the Cub

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

63. Fable XXIII. The Old Woman and Her Cats

Creator:: Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

64. Fable XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

65. Fable XVIII. The Painter Who Pleased No Body and Every Body

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

66. Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

67. Fable XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

68. Fable XXV. The Scold and the Parrot

Creator:: Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

69. Fable XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

70. Fable XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

71. Fable XXXI. The Universal Apparition

Creator:: Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

72. Fable XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

73. Fable XXXII. The Two Owls and the Sparrow

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

74. Fable XXXV. The Barley-mow and the Dunghil

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

75. Fable XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

76. Fable XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

77. Fable XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

78. Fable XL. The Two Monkeys

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

79. Fable XXXIV. The Mastiffs

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

80. Fable XLII. The Jugglers

Creator:: Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

81. Fable XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

82. Fable XLIII. The Council of Horses

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

83. Fable XLIV. The Hound and the Huntsman

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

84. Fable XLV. The Poet and the Rose

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

85. Fable XLVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog

Creator:: Print made by Wilson, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

86. Fable XLVII. The Court of Death

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

87. Fable L. The Hare and Many Friends

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

88. Fable XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

89. Fable XXXIX. The Man and the Flea

Creator:: Print made by Lovegrove, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

90. Fable II. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and Other Birds

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

91. Title Page, Vignette Portrait of John Gay

Creator:: Print made by John Hall, 1739–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

92. Fable V. The Bear in a Boat

Creator:: Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

93. Fable VI. The Squire and His Cur

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

94. Fable III. The Baboon and the Poultry

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

95. Fable IV. The Ant in Office

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

96. Fable X. The Degenerate Bees

Creator:: Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

97. Fable VIII. The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly

Creator:: Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

98. Fable XI. The Pack-Horse and the Carrier

Creator:: Print made by W. Grainger, active 1793
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

99. Fable IX. The Jackall, Leopard, and other Beasts

Creator:: Print made by Peter Mazell, active 1761–1797
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

100. Fable XIII. Plutus, Cupid, and Time

Creator:: Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

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1. Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 1)

2. "The Terror Answered: I am Orc, wreath'd round the accursed tree..." (Plate 10)

3. "Sound! sound! my loud war-trumpets & alarm my Thirteen Angels!..." (Plate 11)

4. "Thus wept the Angel voice & as he wept the terrible blasts..." (Plate 12)

5. Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll'd..." (Plate 13)

6. "In the flames stood & view'd the armies drawn out in the sky..." (Plate 16)

7. "On Albions Angels: then the Pestilence began in streaks of red..." (Plate 17)

8. "Over the hills, the vales, the cities, rage the red flames fierce..." (Plate 18)

9. America, A Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)

10. Preludium. "The shadowy daughter of Urthona stood before red Orc..." (Plate 3)

11. "Silent as despairing love, and strong as jealousy..." (Plate 4)

12. A Prophecy. "The Guardian Prince of Albion burns in his nightly tent..." (Plate 5)

13. "Appear to the Americans upon the cloudy night..." (Plate 6)

14. "Albions Angel stood beside the Stone of night, and saw..." (Plate 7)

15. "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8)

16. "In thunders ends the voice. Then Albions Angel wrathful burnt..." (Plate 9)

17. Introduction to the Fables, The Shepherd and the Philosopher

18. Fable VI. The Miser and Plutus

19. Fable XIII. The Tame Stag

20. Fable XVI. The Pin and the Needle

21. Fable XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail

22. Fable XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud

23. Fable XXII. The Goat Without a Beard

24. Fable XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge

25. Fable XII. Pan and Fortune

26. Fable XLI. The Owl and the Farmer

27. Fable I. The Dog and the Fox

28. Fable XVI. The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm

29. Figure Composition Study 3

30. Figure Composition Study 4

31. Devils for the Temptation of Christ

32. Part of Christ's Hospital from the Steward's Office

33. West Front of the Mathematical School, Christ's Hospital

34. Edward Progers

35. Canterbury Cathedral

36. Priory Farm

37. Robert Dow's Monument, St. Botolph's Aldgate

38. Cheapside Cross

39. Sketch of a Village and a Hill Castle Beyond

40. Ouse Bridge, York

41. In Our Journey through Life may we Live Well on the Road

42. May the Eye of Science pierce Through the Mists of Obsurity

43. Bay with Sailing Ships

44. Mother and Infant

45. Door on South Side of Painted Chamber

46. Frontispiece, Monument to John Gay

47. Fable I. The Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller

48. Fable II. The Spaniel and the Cameleon

49. Fable III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy

50. Title Page, Fables by John Gay

51. Fable V. The Wild Boar and the Ram

52. Fable IX. The Bull and the Mastiff

53. Fable IV. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals

54. Fable VIII. The Lady and the Wasp

55. Fable XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus

56. Fable XIV. The Monkey Who Had Seen the World

57. Fable X. The Elephant and the Bookseller

58. Fable XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose

59. Fable XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf

60. Fable XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants

61. Fable VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese

62. Fable XIX. The Lion and the Cub

63. Fable XXIII. The Old Woman and Her Cats

64. Fable XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats

65. Fable XVIII. The Painter Who Pleased No Body and Every Body

66. Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock

67. Fable XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff

68. Fable XXV. The Scold and the Parrot

69. Fable XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death

70. Fable XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel

71. Fable XXXI. The Universal Apparition

72. Fable XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus

73. Fable XXXII. The Two Owls and the Sparrow