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1. A View of the Fire in Covent Garden

A View of the Fire in Covent Garden
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 1/8 inches (24.6 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Ascension of Madame Sage, Chevalier Biggin and Captain Vincent Lunardi in a Balloon, June 20, 1785

Ascension of Madame Sage, Chevalier Biggin and Captain Vincent Lunardi in a Balloon, June 20, 1785
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 1/8 inches (25.2 × 33.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Marengo

Marengo
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 × 12 inches (43.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington

The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
Creator:
Sir John Everett Millais, 1829–1896
Date:
1852
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 14 inches (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860

The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (25.1 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Heriot's Hospital

Heriot's Hospital
Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 20 1/16 inches (34.3 × 51 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Hannibal passing the Alps (vignette)

Hannibal passing the Alps (vignette)
Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 7 3/8 inches (30.5 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon

George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 5/16 inches (24.7 x 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

9. The Launching of H.M.S. 'Hibernia' 1804

The Launching of H.M.S. 'Hibernia' 1804
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and red, brown, and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 13/16 x 15 1/4 inches (24.9 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A Battle Scene

A Battle Scene
Creator:
John Augustus Atkinson, 1775–1831
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and gum arabic on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 14 1/2 inches (25.4 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Evening in Little Russia

Evening in Little Russia
Creator:
Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 11/16 x 12 5/8 inches (45 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

12. Destruction of the Houses of Parliament, Oct 16th, 1834, as Seen from Henry VIIth's Chapel

Destruction of the Houses of Parliament, Oct 16th, 1834, as Seen from Henry VIIth's Chapel
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on smooth, moderately thick, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 17 3/4 inches (32.4 × 45.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. A Perspective View of Tower Hill and the Place of Execution of the Lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino on Monday 18 of August 1746.

A Perspective View of Tower Hill and the Place of Execution of the Lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino on Monday 18 of August 1746.
Creator:
Print made by John Maurer, active 1713–1761
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 10 × 16 1/2 inches (25.4 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered.

A Scene From the Farce of "The Critic," a Little Altered.
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1848
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 18 1/16 inches (30.5 x 45.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Key to Life School at the Royal Academy

Key to Life School at the Royal Academy
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches (25.7 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Duke of Gloucester Accusing Jane Shore of Witchcraft

The Duke of Gloucester Accusing Jane Shore of Witchcraft
Creator:
Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

17. Mary Queen of Scots Arrested

Mary Queen of Scots Arrested
Creator:
Print made by William Walker, 1729–1793
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

18. Cardinal Wolsey Receiving a Letter Sent by Henry VIII

Cardinal Wolsey Receiving a Letter Sent by Henry VIII
Creator:
Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

19. Queen Margaret Resigning the Duke of York

Queen Margaret Resigning the Duke of York
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Milton, 1742/1743–1827
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

20. Magna Charta Presented to King John

Magna Charta Presented to King John
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

21. Lady Elizabeth Grey's Interview with Edward IV

Lady Elizabeth Grey's Interview with Edward IV
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

22. The Death Warrant Read to Mary Queen of Scots

The Death Warrant Read to Mary Queen of Scots
Creator:
Print made by John Corner, 1788–1825
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

23. The Death of Cardinal Wolsey

The Death of Cardinal Wolsey
Creator:
Print made by Philip Audinet, 1766–1837
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

24. Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers

Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Milton, 1742/1743–1827
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

25. Death of Lord Darnley

Death of Lord Darnley
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

26. Don-Key

Don-Key
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 11 inches (38 x 28 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Brian and Linda Gracie

27. Vortigern & Rowena

Vortigern & Rowena
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

28. Death of Henry V

Death of Henry V
Creator:
Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

29. Elizabeth Barton, Commonly called The Holy Maid of Kent, Practicing her Impositions

Elizabeth Barton, Commonly called The Holy Maid of Kent, Practicing her Impositions
Creator:
Print made by James Neagle, 1760–1822
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

30. The Young Earl of Richmond before Henry VI

The Young Earl of Richmond before Henry VI
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

31. George Fox Talks to the Ranter Named T. Bushel

George Fox Talks to the Ranter Named T. Bushel
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 7/16 inches (24.7 x 34.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

32. George Fox Is Challenged to Fight at Scarborough Castle

George Fox Is Challenged to Fight at Scarborough Castle
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 11/16 inches (24.5 x 32.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

33. Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Jeavons, ca. 1800–1867
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, 2nd state on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 14 9/16 inches (26.7 × 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Harlech Castle, North Wales

Harlech Castle, North Wales
Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching, 3rd state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 14 15/16 inches (27.9 × 37.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Captain James Cook, F.R.S.

Captain James Cook, F.R.S.
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4in. (24.8 x 19.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Geography

Geography
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 14 inches (25.4 × 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. Captain Rigby

Captain Rigby
Creator:
John Thomas Smith, 1766–1833
Date:
c.1695
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (25.1 x 34.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth

38. Military Costumes of the Reign of King Henry VI, 1447

Military Costumes of the Reign of King Henry VI, 1447
Creator:
Print made by John Augustus Atkinson, 1775–1831
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 11/16 inches (26.9 x 37.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. Costume of the Reign of King Henry III, 1250

Costume of the Reign of King Henry III, 1250
Creator:
Print made by John Augustus Atkinson, 1775–1831
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 5/8 inches (26 x 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. Constantia

Constantia
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

41. L'Age du Fer

L'Age du Fer
Creator:
Print made by Jacob Gole, 1660–1737
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (26 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

42. Marengo (vignette)

Marengo (vignette)
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 1/4 inches (44.5 × 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Marengo (vignette)

Marengo (vignette)
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching; open etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/2 inches (29.8 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Studies From a French MSS Bible Registry

Studies From a French MSS Bible Registry
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 15 1/16 inches (24.9 × 38.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Marengo

Marengo
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 10 1/4 inches (38.1 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Sir Robert Smirke's Continental Tour

Sir Robert Smirke's Continental Tour
Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Bologna Sausages, or Opposition Flux'd

No cover image available
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 13 inches (25.1 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection