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1. Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for “The Liboya Serpent Seizing His Prey”

Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for “The Liboya Serpent Seizing His Prey”
Creator:
James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:
ca. 1803
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
33 x 47 inches (83.8 x 119.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamonix

Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamonix
Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:
ca. 1815 (formerly dated ca. 1803)
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gum, scraping out, and stopping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 3/4 x 41 inches (70.5 x 104.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. "To labours mighty, with vast strength..." (Plate 11)

"To labours mighty, with vast strength..." (Plate 11)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief and white-line etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. "Condens'd his Emanations..." (Plate 9)

"Condens'd his Emanations..." (Plate 9)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. "What do I see! The Briton Saxon Roman Norman..." (Plate 92)

"What do I see! The Briton Saxon Roman Norman..." (Plate 92)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. "Then each an Arrow flaming from his Quiver..." (Plate 98)

"Then each an Arrow flaming from his Quiver..." (Plate 98)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. "With one accord in love sublime..." (Plate 44)

"With one accord in love sublime..." (Plate 44)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. "Bath, healing City!..." (Plate 45)

"Bath, healing City!..." (Plate 45)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief and white-line etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. "Bath, mild Physician of Eternity..." (Plate 46)

"Bath, mild Physician of Eternity..." (Plate 46)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief and white-line etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. "These were his last words, and the merciful Saviour in his arms..." (Plate 48)

"These were his last words, and the merciful Saviour in his arms..." (Plate 48)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. "Jehovah stood among the Druids..." (Plate 63)

"Jehovah stood among the Druids..." (Plate 63)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor, pen and black ink, and gold on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. "And the Thirty-two Counties of the Four Provinces of Ireland..." (Plate 72)

"And the Thirty-two Counties of the Four Provinces of Ireland..." (Plate 72)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. "And Rahab Babylon the Great..." (Plate 75)

"And Rahab Babylon the Great..." (Plate 75)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor, pen and black ink, and gold on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. "Encompass'd by the frozen Net..." (Plate 80)

"Encompass'd by the frozen Net..." (Plate 80)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. "I have heard Jerusalems groans..." (Plate 82)

"I have heard Jerusalems groans..." (Plate 82)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Ploughman

The Ploughman
Creator:
Print made by Edward Calvert, 1799–1883
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Wood-engraving on medium, smooth, cream Asian paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches (9.4 x 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Infant Hercules

The Infant Hercules
Creator:
Print made by William James Ward, ca. 1800–1840
Date:
1819
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (second state) on thick, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 × 18 3/4 inches (66 × 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath

Macbeth and Banquo on the Heath
Creator:
George Fennell Robson, 1788–1833
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (19 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Raven and Snake

Raven and Snake
Creator:
Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822
Date:
ca. 1813
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 inches (19.7 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. From under the Portico of the Temple of Edfu, Upper Egypt

From under the Portico of the Temple of Edfu, Upper Egypt
Creator:
David Roberts, 1796–1864
Date:
1846
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 19 3/4 inches (34.6 x 50.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Samporea or Snake Catcher

A Samporea or Snake Catcher
Creator:
Print made by Sir Charles D'Oyly, 1781–1845
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 15/16 x 5 15/16 inches (25.3 x 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Infant Hercules

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Creator:
James Walker, 1748–1808
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 1/16 × 22 15/16 inches (66.2 × 58.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection