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1. George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death

George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death
Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (23.2 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."
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 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

4. Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont

Leander Taking Leave of Hero Before Swimming Back Across the Hellespont
Creator:
Attributed to William Hamilton, 1751–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, pen and brown ink, red chalk, graphite, with scraping out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 5/8 inches (35.9 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Britannia in Distress

Britannia in Distress
Creator:
Anthony Walker, 1726–1765
Date:
1756
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (32.1 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. St. Jerome in his Study

St. Jerome in his Study
Creator:
Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:
1650
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (18.7 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. Infant Shakespeare, wih Comedy and Tragedy

Infant Shakespeare, wih Comedy and Tragedy
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite; verso: graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches (14.3 x 23.2 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

8. George Fox at Launceston Gaol

George Fox at Launceston Gaol
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 3/16 x 11 5/8 inches (23.3 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

9. George Fox Is Stoned by the Crowd at Walney Island

George Fox Is Stoned by the Crowd at Walney Island
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/16 x 9 1/8 inches (28.1 x 23.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

10. George Fox and Captain Keat

George Fox and Captain Keat
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 1/8 x 11 3/4 inches (23.2 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

11. Another Saint Sebastian, Shot at by Cruel Archers

Another Saint Sebastian, Shot at by Cruel Archers
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1847
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 17 9/16 inches (30.5 x 44.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Sibyl Presenting the Mysterious Writings to Tarquin, Who "With Gay Audacity" Rejects the Proferred Treasure

The Sibyl Presenting the Mysterious Writings to Tarquin, Who "With Gay Audacity" Rejects the Proferred Treasure
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1849
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 1/16 inches (29.8 x 43.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Harpies Attacking the Daughters of Pandarus

The Harpies Attacking the Daughters of Pandarus
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 1/8 inches (30.5 x 46 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Group of Indians Roud a Fire, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 43 A]

Group of Indians Roud a Fire, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 43 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen in brown ink, over graphite, with gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 7 5/8 inches (21.3 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Indian Charnel House, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 41 A]

Indian Charnel House, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 41 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen, in black ink and brown ink, over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 15/16 inches (32.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Indians Dancing Around a Circle of Posts, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 42 A]

Indians Dancing Around a Circle of Posts, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 42 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 13 5/8 inches (27.1 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Drawing for "Retribution"

Drawing for "Retribution"
Creator:
Edward Armitage, 1817–1896
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk, white chalk, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 1/2 × 30 1/2 inches (69.9 × 77.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Paul Walter

18. Hector, Andromache and Astyanax: Study of Three Figures

Hector, Andromache and Astyanax: Study of Three Figures
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 6 inches (15.2 × 15.2 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

19. St. Paul

St. Paul
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1741
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 9/16 inches (37.8 × 26.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. St. Paul

St. Paul
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1741
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 11/16 inches (34 x 24.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Manna maria est quia est subtilis et splendida suavis et virgo, quae veluti coelitus veniens, cunctis ecclesiaru populis cibum dulciorem melle defluxis

Manna maria est quia est subtilis et splendida suavis et virgo, quae veluti coelitus veniens, cunctis ecclesiaru populis cibum dulciorem melle defluxis
Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/8 x 13 3/4 inches (48.5 x 35 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. S. Andreas

S. Andreas
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/16 x 14 7/16 inches (53.8 x 36.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. S. Simon

S. Simon
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 11/16 inches (53.9 x 37.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. S. Matthaeus

S. Matthaeus
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/8 x 15 1/4 inches (52.4 x 38.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. S. Philippus

S. Philippus
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 x 14 13/16 inches (54.3 x 37.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. S. Judas Thaddaeus

S. Judas Thaddaeus
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 11/16 x 14 3/4 inches (52.5 x 37.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. S. Jacobus Major

S. Jacobus Major
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 9/16 x 14 5/8 inches (54.7 x 37.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. S. Paulus

S. Paulus
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 13/16 x 15 1/4 inches (52.8 x 38.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. S. Bartholomaeus

S. Bartholomaeus
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 11/16 inches (54 x 37.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Hiram King of Tyre, Sends Presents to King Solomon

Hiram King of Tyre, Sends Presents to King Solomon
Creator:
Print made by John Murphy, ca. 1748–1820
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 5/16 × 25 1/2 inches (49.1 × 64.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Study of a Religious Ceremony Scene

Study of a Religious Ceremony Scene
Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 7/16 inches (28.3 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Decline of Carthage

Decline of Carthage
Creator:
Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 inches (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Dido Building Carthage

Dido Building Carthage
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 3/4 inches (22.2 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland

The Ceiling of the Banqueting House at Whitehall: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland
Creator:
Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733
Date:
1720
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 18 3/16 inches (32.7 × 46.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. The Death of Dido

The Death of Dido
Creator:
Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755–1798
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 23 9/16 inches (49.8 × 59.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall

The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall
Creator:
Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733
Date:
ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 18 5/16 inches (31.6 × 46.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, Aegina

Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, Aegina
Creator:
Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 12 3/4 inches (22.9 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. The Memorial of Lord Darnley

No cover image available
Creator:
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Date:
1728
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache on vellum wrapped around panel
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 18 1/4 inches (28.6 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ann and Kenneth Rapoport