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1. 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

2. Jerusalem, Plate 100

Jerusalem, Plate 100
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: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches (26.4 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Jerusalem, Plate 26, "Such Visions Have...."

Jerusalem, Plate 26, "Such Visions Have...."
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: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches (26.4 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Jerusalem, Plate 51

Jerusalem, Plate 51
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1804 to 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in black ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches (26.4 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. pl. 1: The Circle of the Lustful [' ...and like a corpse fell to the ground' Hell; Canto v. line 137.]

pl. 1: The Circle of the Lustful [' ...and like a corpse fell to the ground' Hell; Canto v. line 137.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 21 7/16 inches (37.5 × 54.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Pl. 2: Ciampolo Tormented by the Devils ['...seiz'd on his arm, / And mangled bore away the sinewy part.' Hell; Canto xxii. line 70.]

Pl. 2: Ciampolo Tormented by the Devils ['...seiz'd on his arm, / And mangled bore away the sinewy part.' Hell; Canto xxii. line 70.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 1/4 inches (38.8 × 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Pl. 4: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi ['...lo! a serpent with six feet/ Springs forth on one,'Hell; Canto xxv. line 45.]

Pl. 4: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi ['...lo! a serpent with six feet/ Springs forth on one,'Hell; Canto xxv. line 45.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 1/2 inches (38.8 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Pl. 5: A Serpent Attacking Buoso Donata ['...He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.' Hell; Canto xxv. line 82.]

Pl. 5: A Serpent Attacking Buoso Donata ['...He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.' Hell; Canto xxv. line 82.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 21 9/16 inches (39 × 54.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.]

Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 1/4 inches (37.8 × 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Pl. 7: The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking Against Bocca degli Abati ['...'Wherefore dost bruise me?' weeping he/ exclaim'd.' Hell; Canto xxxii. line 79.]

Pl. 7: The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking Against Bocca degli Abati ['...'Wherefore dost bruise me?' weeping he/ exclaim'd.' Hell; Canto xxxii. line 79.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/16 × 21 1/4 inches (39.2 × 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip

Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wells in the Characters of Lingo and Cowslip
Creator:
Print made by Hugh Downman, d. 1789
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper, pasted on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 13 1/4 inches (48.2 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 15 7/16 inches (53.4 x 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

13. Gil Blas, While Practising Medicine under Dr. Sangrado, Encounters Dr. Cuchillo at the Bedside of the Grocer

Gil Blas, While Practising Medicine under Dr. Sangrado, Encounters Dr. Cuchillo at the Bedside of the Grocer
Creator:
Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860
Date:
ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (31.8 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Arviragus, Bearing Imogen as Dead in his Arms, 'Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II

Arviragus, Bearing Imogen as Dead in his Arms, 'Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1780
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown ink and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 5/8 x 16 9/16 inches (37.1 x 42 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Skiddaw

Skiddaw
Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (21.6 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Dorastus and Fawnia

Dorastus and Fawnia
Creator:
Print made by John Simon, 1675–1755
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 1/16 inches (26.8 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia in Play of King Lear, Act III

Mrs. Cibber in the Character of Cordelia in Play of King Lear, Act III
Creator:
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 13 3/8in. (40.6 x 34cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Venus and Adonis

Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725
Date:
ca. 1690
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, before all letters on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 13 13/16 inches (25.7 × 35.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Venus and Adonis

Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 inches (26.4 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. Samuel Foote

Samuel Foote
Creator:
John Blackmore, active 1740–1780
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 × 13 1/4 inches (45.1 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Dryburgh

Dryburgh
Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (21.6 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Melrose

Melrose
Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (21.6 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Sylvia

Sylvia
Creator:
Print made by Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 5/16 inches (42.2 × 33.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Imogen's Bedchamber in Cymbeline's Palace, 'Cymbeline,' Act II, Scene II

Imogen's Bedchamber in Cymbeline's Palace, 'Cymbeline,' Act II, Scene II
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 13/16 x 16 3/4 inches (32.5 x 42.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Abiel Prior, 1809–1886
Date:
1875
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Thomas Sackvill Earl of Dorset, Baron of Buckhurst

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756
Date:
ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, ream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 11/16 × 13 1/2 inches (52.5 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

27. The Franklin's Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

28. The Nun's Priest Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

29. The Reeve's Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

30. The Squire's Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

31. The Merchant's Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

32. The Shipman's Tale

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1930–1993
Date:
1972
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 23 inches (80 × 58.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

33. The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (51.4 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Day of Judgment

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (50.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (51.4 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Meeting of a Family in Heaven

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (51.4 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Pan and Syrinx, No. 2

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Sir Frank Short, 1857–1945
Date:
1896
Materials & Techniques:
Etching printed in brown ink (trial proof) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 13 3/8 inches (25.4 × 34 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Daniel Bell

38. The Wine Drinkers

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by William Strang, 1859–1921
Date:
1904
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 3/8 inches (42.2 × 34 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery