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1. Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 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)

"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)

"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)

"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. "So cried he, rending off his robe & throwing down his scepter..." (Plate 14)

"So cried he, rending off his robe & throwing down his scepter..." (Plate 14)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green-black 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

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

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

7. "What time the thirteen Governors that England sent convene..." (Plate 15)

"What time the thirteen Governors that England sent convene..." (Plate 15)
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. "In the flames stood & view'd the armies drawn out in the sky..." (Plate 16)

"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

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

"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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

"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

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

"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

16. Europe a Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)

Europe a Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)
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 inlaid to size
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

17. Preludium, "The nameless shadowy female rose from out the breast of Orc..." (Plate 3)

Preludium, "The nameless shadowy female rose from out the breast of Orc..." (Plate 3)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper inlaid to size
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

18. "Unwilling I look up to heaven! unwilling count the stars!..." (Plate 4)

"Unwilling I look up to heaven! unwilling count the stars!..." (Plate 4)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper inlaid to size
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

19. A Prophecy. "The deep of winter came..." (Plate 5)

A Prophecy. "The deep of winter came..." (Plate 5)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper inlaid to size
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

20. "Enitharmon slept. ..." (Plate 10)

"Enitharmon slept. ..." (Plate 10)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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

21. "In thoughts perturb'd they rose..." (Plate 11)

"In thoughts perturb'd they rose..." (Plate 11)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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

22. "Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)

"Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)
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

23. Plague (Plate 13)

Plague (Plate 13)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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. "And the clouds & fires pale rolld round in the night of Enitharmon"... (Plate 14)

"And the clouds & fires pale rolld round in the night of Enitharmon"... (Plate 14)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching with 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

25. "Now comes the night of Enitharmons joy!..." (Plate 7)

"Now comes the night of Enitharmons joy!..." (Plate 7)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching 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

26. Famine (Plate 8)

Famine (Plate 8)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief and white-line etching 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

27. "Arise 'O Rintrah eldest born..." (Plate 9)

"Arise 'O Rintrah eldest born..." (Plate 9)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief and white-line etching 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

28. Satan Approaching the Court of Chaos

Satan Approaching the Court of Chaos
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1784 to 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (23.5 x 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Iphigenia Kneeling over an Altar

Iphigenia Kneeling over an Altar
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (23.8 x 18.1 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, to the Yale University Art Gallery

30. Pilgrims Paying Their Devotion in St. Peters at Rome

Pilgrims Paying Their Devotion in St. Peters at Rome
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
between 1773 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 6 15/16 inches (25.1 × 17.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Venus Childing Cupid

Venus Childing Cupid
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/16 × 12 7/8 inches (43.3 × 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Portrait of a Priest of the Bohras

Portrait of a Priest of the Bohras
Creator:
Gangaram Chintaman Navgire Tambat, active 1790s
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and ink, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 6 inches (24.4 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Illustration to the Iliad

Illustration to the Iliad
Creator:
John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770
Date:
between 1760 and 1769
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 15 1/8 inches (23.5 × 38.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 1/2 inches (24.3 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Paris and Oenone

Paris and Oenone
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 inches (30.2 x 24 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Venus Chiding Cupid

Venus Chiding Cupid
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 10 1/8 inches (29.6 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Grantham Church

Grantham Church
Creator:
Print made by Bartholomew Howlett, 1767–1827
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 3/8 inches (24.1 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. A Peasant of Mount Erix

A Peasant of Mount Erix
Creator:
Henry Tresham, 1751–1814
Date:
between 1783 and 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite; verso: pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (24.1 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. An Allegory on the Plight of the Artist

An Allegory on the Plight of the Artist
Creator:
Mauritius Lowe, 1746–1793
Date:
between 1772 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (23.5 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Deucalion and Pyrrha after the Flood

Deucalion and Pyrrha after the Flood
Creator:
Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches (29.2 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

41. The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors

The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and gray wash on sheet: moderately thick, moderately textured beige laid paper; mount: moderately thick moderately textured beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 8in. (23.5 x 20.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Sketch for "The Conversion of St. Paul" for the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral

Sketch for "The Conversion of St. Paul" for the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
between 1709 and 1717
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk on thin, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 11 3/4 inches (24.1 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Mrs. Abington as Thalia

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

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

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

45. Three studies of classical sculpture of Farnese Hercules

No cover image available
Creator:
Giles Hussey, 1710–1788
Date:
between 1730 and 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 11 1/4in. (24.1 x 28.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection