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1. Study for the Foundlings

Study for the Foundlings
Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
ca. 1739
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 8 3/8 inches (11.1 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. "At the chapel-door stand sentry... (Design 31)

"At the chapel-door stand sentry... (Design 31)
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 Fatal Sisters, An Ode; Title Page

The Fatal Sisters, An Ode; Title Page
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. "A brace of warriors... rustling in their silks and tissues..."(Design 27)

"A brace of warriors... rustling in their silks and tissues..."(Design 27)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. "Up stairs in a whirlwind rattle..." (Design 29)

"Up stairs in a whirlwind rattle..." (Design 29)
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. "My Lade rose, and with a grace– She smil'd, and bid him come to dinner..." (Design 33)

"My Lade rose, and with a grace– She smil'd, and bid him come to dinner..." (Design 33)
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. Two Sisters

Two Sisters
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
late 1770s
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (31.8 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

8. January

January
Creator:
Print made by William Nelson Gardiner, 1766–1814
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching, with watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 inches (41.4 x 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Olivia Returns to Her Family

Olivia Returns to Her Family
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 21 7/8 inches (43.2 x 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Rosebud, or the Judgment of Paris

Rosebud, or the Judgment 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

11. Characters in the Streets of London

Characters in the Streets of London
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 13/16 inches (30.2 x 40.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Seven Bishops Going To Trial

The Seven Bishops Going To Trial
Creator:
Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache and black, brown, and gray ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (34.3 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

13. Margaret Ramsay, the Artist's Second Wife (Died 1782)

Margaret Ramsay, the Artist's Second Wife (Died 1782)
Creator:
Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Date:
1754
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, graphite, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 3/8 inches (24.1 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Traveling Potter Outside a Cottage

Traveling Potter Outside a Cottage
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite with gouache on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 19 1/8 inches (38.7 x 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. A Young Woman in a Blue Dress

A Young Woman in a Blue Dress
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 5/8 inches (19.1 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Gossips

The Gossips
Creator:
Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches (11.4 x 9.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Design for a portrait of an architect or a painter

Design for a portrait of an architect or a painter
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches (17.5 x 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Artist Sketching Mlle. de St. Legier as a Shepherdess

The Artist Sketching Mlle. de St. Legier as a Shepherdess
Creator:
James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 inches (19.1 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A Hop Kiln

A Hop Kiln
Creator:
George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly texture, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 8 1/16 inches (15.4 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Ladies at Tea

Ladies at Tea
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
between 1790 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red-brown and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 x 10 5/16 inches (17.8 x 26.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Man Driving a Team of Six Girls

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

22. A Roman Lady with a Duenna

A Roman Lady with a Duenna
Creator:
John Brown, 1749–1787
Date:
between 1775 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, watercolor, and white gouache; verso: gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches (25.7 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Study for the Portrait of Princess Louisa and Queen Caroline Matilda of Denmark

Study for the Portrait of Princess Louisa and Queen Caroline Matilda of Denmark
Creator:
Francis Cotes, 1726–1770
Date:
ca. 1767
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2in. (23.5 x 19.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 11 inches (36 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Peter Arms Wick

25. The Three Witches from Macbeth: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

The Three Witches from Macbeth: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 20 3/4 x 24 3/16 inches (52.7 x 61.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Kennington Common

Kennington Common
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gray ink and gouache over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches (33.7 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The French Lady in London

The French Lady in London
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:
ca. 1771
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash black ink and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29.2 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection