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1. The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera
Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
1729
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/4 x 30 inches (59.1 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'

Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'
Creator:
John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815
Date:
ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 x 21 inches (43.2 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
1746
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 28 1/2 inches (91.4 x 72.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare
Creator:
James Northcote, 1746–1831
Date:
between 1804 and 1806
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

5. 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

6. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 11, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 11, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."
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

7. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 81, "The Descent of Odin."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 81, "The Descent of Odin."
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

8. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 83, "The Descent of Odin."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 83, "The Descent of Odin."
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

9. 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

10. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 69, "The Fatal Sisters."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 69, "The Fatal Sisters."
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

11. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 79, "The Descent of Odin."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 79, "The Descent of Odin."
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

12. The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."

The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 x 9 inches (28.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 7, "Fire"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 7, "Fire"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Greatheart's Battle with Grim

Greatheart's Battle with Grim
Creator:
Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 4 inches (12.4 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Briar Wood

The Briar Wood
Creator:
After Edward Burne-Jones, 1833–1898
Date:
1892
Materials & Techniques:
Photogravure on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 32 3/4 inches (41.9 × 83.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948, Fund

16. Tancred Entering the Enchanted Forest, Vide "Jerusalem Delivered"--Canto XIII

Tancred Entering the Enchanted Forest, Vide "Jerusalem Delivered"--Canto XIII
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 3/16 x 17 3/8 inches (31 x 44.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Macbeth and the Witch

Macbeth and the Witch
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV

Another Part of the Field: 'Henry IV Part I,' Act V, Scene IV
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
after 1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/16 × 8 7/16 inches (15.7 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare

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

20. Venus Presenting Armour to Aeneas

Venus Presenting Armour to Aeneas
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 × 13 1/16 inches (25.4 × 33.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Illustration for Don Quixote (with figures on a donkey)

Illustration for Don Quixote (with figures on a donkey)
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Pandemonium

Pandemonium
Creator:
Print made by John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:
1831
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 30 3/4 inches (56.8 × 78.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection