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The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
Creator:
George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with roulette and rocker work, first state
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 27 3/8in. (52 x 69.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Miss Crockatt as Julia de Roubigné
Creator:
Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 13/16 x 11 7/16 inches (37.7 x 29 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Phoebe Hoppner as Caroline de Lichtfield
Creator:
Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/16 x 11 9/16 inches (36.3 x 29.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1751
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
La Signora Zamperini in the Character of Cecchina
Creator:
Print made by John Finlayson, 1730–1776
Date:
1769
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/16 x 11 5/16 inches (39.2 x 28.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
The Justice
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23 × 28.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Here Nature List'ning Stood
Creator:
Print made by Cornelis Apostool, 1762–1844
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
The School-Boy
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.6 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. Hamlet

Hamlet
Creator:
Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790
Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
The Young Roscius
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 11 1/8 inches (34.6 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Ophelia: There Is Rue for You and Here's Some for Me
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 7/8 inches (28.7 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
David Garrick as Richard III in the Drury Lane Theatre Performance, 1759
Creator:
Print made by William Bromley, 1769–1842
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 21 x 14 13/16 inches (53.4 x 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre
Creator:
Print made by John W. Gear, 1806–1866
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 9/16 inches (26.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare
Creator:
Print made by Augustus Fox, 1800–1876
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 3 15/16 inches (15.8 × 10 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
"Antony and Cleopatra," Act III, Scene XI
Creator:
Georg Goldberg, 1830–1894
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches (28.2 x 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Viola nach Shakespeare von Deinhardstein - Costume Bild zur Theatrezeitung
Creator:
Andreas Geiger, 1765–1856
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 1/16 inches (24 x 30.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
"We come to visit you: and purpose now, to lead you to our court: vouchsafe it then."
Creator:
James Heath, 1757–1834
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 13 inches (42.8 x 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Othello
Creator:
Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove 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 Fund
Opera Reminiscences: Desdemona and Otello
Creator:
Print made by William Heath, 1795–1840
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 7/8 inches (26 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Mr. Rossi as Othello
Creator:
Print made by Antonin Marie Chatinière, 1828–ca. 1900
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Tinted lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 1/16 inches (25.5 x 17.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia
Creator:
William Nutter, 1754–1802
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, etching, and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 1/4 inches (56.1 x 41.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. The Lover

The Lover
Creator:
Print made by Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:
1824
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 1/4 inches (23.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Lovelace in Prison
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 17 7/16 inches (39 x 44.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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

25. Juliet

Juliet
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 14 1/8 inches (53.4 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Tom Jones

Tom Jones
Creator:
Peter Simon, 1750–1810
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection
Kitty Clive as Lady Easy in "The Careless Husband"
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 inches (27.6 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Griffin and Johnson
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8 inches (46.5 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Garrick as Abel Drugger in "The Alchemist"
Creator:
Print finished by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches (42.9 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Death of Cora
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 9/16 x 10 3/16 inches (34.4 x 25.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Miss Farren in the Character of Hermione
Creator:
Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (61.9 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"
Creator:
Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 20 5/8 inches (44.8 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
John Henderson as Iago
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
before 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 inches (27.8 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Gualtherus and Griselda
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, mdoerately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 5/16 inches (31.1 × 23.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Alphonso and Aciloe
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 inches (38.5 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Ophelia: There's Rue for You, and Here's Some for Me
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 8 9/16 inches (27.9 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774
Date:
1753
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 5/8 inches (42.9 × 55 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
Costume Party
Creator:
Marie Harnett, born 1983
Date:
2015
Materials & Techniques:
Linocut on white Kozo paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32 11/16 × 52 7/8 inches (83 × 134.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, John F. O'Brien Fund, with additional support from Francis O’Brien
Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (37.4 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association
John Henderson as Iago
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 1/16 inches (27.5 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, etching, and aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/2 × 18 3/8 inches (64.8 × 46.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection