Genre: religious and mythological subject / Subject Terms: clouds

1. The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

Creator:: Maria Hadfield Cosway, 1759–1838
Date:: ca. 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and ink and oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/4 × 11 1/2 inches (37.5 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 7/8 × 24 5/8 inches (47.9 × 62.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. The Rape of Proserpine, design for the staircase of Devonshire House, London

Creator:: Louis Laguerre, 1663–1721
Date:: ca. 1704
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 1/8 x 30 inches (107 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: between 1712 and 1713
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/16 x 7 3/4 inches (36 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Jacob's Dream

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 64 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (163.8 x 69.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. The Rock of Salvation

Creator:: Samuel Colman, 1780–1845
Date:: 1837
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 1/8 x 29 1/4 inches (61.3 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

7. The Angel Binding Satan

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 3/4 × 14 3/4 inches (45.1 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Last Judgement (study)

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: between 1851 and 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 3/4 × 12 inches (19.7 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

9. The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus

Creator:: Attributed to Michael Chuke, 1679–1742
Date:: ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Bronzed limewood
Dimensions:: Overall: 54 5/16 x 37 13/16 inches (138 x 96 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

10. The Fifth Plague of Egypt

Creator:: Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 11 1/8 inches (20.3 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Fifth Plague of Egypt

Creator:: Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (29.2 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Tail Piece, or the Bathos

Creator:: Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:: 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with line engraving
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 × 13 1/4 inches (31.4 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker

13. "Why wilt thou give to her a Body..." (Plate 12)

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

14. "One hair nor particle of dust..." (Plate 14)

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

15. "But when they saw Albion fall'n..." (Plate 20)

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

16. "Help! Help!" (Plate 12)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and 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

17. Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 1)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. "The Terror Answered: I am Orc, wreath'd round the accursed tree..." (Plate 10)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll'd..." (Plate 13)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. "In the flames stood & view'd the armies drawn out in the sky..." (Plate 16)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. America, A Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. "Appear to the Americans upon the cloudy night..." (Plate 6)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Relief etching printed in blue ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. "Unwilling I look up to heaven! unwilling count the stars!..." (Plate 4)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper inlaid to size
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. "Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching in dark brown ink, with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. "The shrill winds wake!..." (Plate 6)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. "Arise 'O Rintrah eldest born..." (Plate 9)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief and white-line etching with oil, watercolor, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Chapter V, "Two Nostrils bent down to the deep..." (Plate 16)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Air (Plate 6)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and 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

30. "At length for hatching ripe he breaks the shell" (Plate 8)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and 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

31. "A wond'rous boy shall Rinda bear, Who ne'er shall comb his raven hair..." (Design 83)

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

32. A Genius Driving Away "Comus & his midnight-crew..." (Design 95)

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

33. "Leaning from her golden cloud, The venerable Marg'ret see!..." (Design 99)

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

34. "What do I see! The Briton Saxon Roman Norman..." (Plate 92)

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

35. 'Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings' (Page 24)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. 'Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe' (Page 1)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. 'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. 'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. The Christian Triumph; Title Page

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. 'The Sun beheld it – No, the shocking scene' (Page 75)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. 'His hand the good man fastens on the skies' (Page 86)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. "To the Public. After my three years slumber..." (Plate 3)

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

43. "His western heaven with rocky clouds..." (Plate 31)

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

44. "Leaning against the pillars..." (Plate 32)

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

45. Elizabeth. "Girt with many a Baron bold..." (Design 63)

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

46. "Headlong, from the mountain's height, Deep in the roaring tide he plung'd to endless night." (Design 65)

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

47. "They saw their Wheels rising up poisonous..." (Plate 43)

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

48. "Bath, healing City!..." (Plate 45)

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

49. "The Atlantic Mountains where Giants dwelt..." Chapter 2 Tailpiece (Plate 50)

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

50. "And this the form of mighty Hand..." (Plate 70)

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

51. "The Four Zoa's clouded rage..." (Plate 74)

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

52. "To the Christians..." (Plate 77)

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

53. Chapter 4. "The Spectres of Albions Twelve Sons..." (Plate 78)

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

54. "Rose up against me thundering..." (Plate 8)

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

55. "I have mock'd those who refused cruelty..." (Plate 81)

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

56. "I have heard Jerusalems groans..." (Plate 82)

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

57. "Corruptability appears upon thy limbs..." (Plate 83)

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

58. 'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. A Shepherd Reading the Epitaph (Design 115)

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

60. "O'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heav'n..." (Design 59)

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

61. Abraham and Isaac

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1799 to 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Tempera and pen and black ink on canvas
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (26.7 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Christ Giving Sight to Bartimaeus

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1799 to 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Tempera with pen and black ink on canvas
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 inches (26 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Moses Receiving the Law

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray wash, black wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 x 12 1/4 inches (66 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. 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

65. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/8 x 13 7/8 inches (42.2 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: White-line metal cut engraving on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 9 1/8 inches (17.8 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. The Bacchante

Creator:: Print made by Edward Calvert, 1799–1883
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Wood-engraving on medium, smooth, cream Asian paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/16 x 2 9/16 inches (10.3 x 6.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. Allegorical Scene

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Image: 2 1/16 × 9 3/4 inches (5.2 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Allegorical Scene

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 2 3/16 × 6 1/16 inches (5.6 × 15.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Study of Abraham Being Tested by God

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 9/16 inches (9.4 × 6.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Five Vignettes of Scenes from Antiquity

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (21 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Bachanalia Scene

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Image: 5 × 3 1/2 inches (12.7 × 8.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Town and Country Magazine - Frontispiece for Vol. IV, 1772

Creator:: Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 3 3/4 inches (16.8 × 9.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

74. Sisters Contemplating on Mortality

Creator:: Print made by Robert Dunkarton, 1744–1811
Date:: 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 × 14 1/4 inches (50.8 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

75. Juno

Creator:: Print made by Alexander van Haecken, 1701–1758
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 6 3/4 inches (25.1 × 17.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

76. Adonis dies in the arms of Venus

Creator:: Print made by Wallerant Vaillant, 1623–1677
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/16 × 12 3/16 inches (38.3 × 31 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

77. Mrs. Blake as Juno

Creator:: Print made by John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (third state) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 26 1/2 × 18 1/4 inches (67.3 × 46.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

78. Mary Hale (née Chaloner) as Euphrosyne in 'L'Allegro'

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:: between 1762 and 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 3/8 × 17 3/4 inches (67 × 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

79. Mrs. Jordan in the Character of the Comic Muse

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Park, ca. 1760–1834
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: handcolored, mezzotint (second state) on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 27 7/16 × 17 7/8 inches (69.7 × 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

80. Miss Elliot

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 × 15 5/8 inches (63.5 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

81. De Hemelvaart

Creator:: Print made by Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler, active 1800–1831
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 1/2 × 21 inches (67.3 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

82. Miss O'Neill as Hebe

Creator:: Print made by Charles Turner, 1774–1857
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 7/8 × 16 5/8 inches (55.6 × 42.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

83. Venus and Cupid

Creator:: Print made by Allaert van Everdingen, 1621–1675
Date:: between 1660 and 1675
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 inches (16.5 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

84. Fortune

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint with drypoint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (40.3 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

85. Putto Holding a Torch

Creator:: Print made by Isaac Fuller, ca. 1620–1672
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 4 inches (11.4 × 10.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. The Deluge

Creator:: Print made by J. P. Quilley, active 1828
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/2 × 34 inches (59.7 × 86.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. Iris

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Freeman, 1773–1857
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Colored aquatint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches (40 x 29.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Charon's Boat

Creator:: Print made by John Bell, 1811–1895
Date:: between 1838 and 1850
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with chine collé on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 12 1/2 inches (21.2 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

89. Intemperance

Creator:: Print made by Guillaume Sulpice Chevalier, 1804–1866
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving with chine collé on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 9/16 x 20 inches (34.4 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. Barbara Palmer (née Villiers) Countess of Castlemaine

Creator:: Thomas Watson, 1743–1781
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 11/16 × 13 1/16 inches (42.4 × 33.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Shepherd Offering, Nativity Scene

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 × 21 1/16 inches (45.1 × 53.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Hope

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/8 × 18 3/8 inches (63.8 × 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

93. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Justice

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/16 × 18 1/16 inches (63.7 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

94. Venus Childing Cupid

Creator:: Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/16 × 12 7/8 inches (43.3 × 32.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

95. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Clouds, Part of the Nativity Scene

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 3/16 × 18 1/16 inches (58.9 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

96. Mrs. Sophia (née Heywood) Musters as Hebe

Creator:: Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 3/4 × 15 1/16 inches (60.3 × 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Part of Clouds From the Nativity Scene

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 1/16 × 18 7/16 inches (58.6 × 46.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Angel Contemplating the Mystery of the Cross

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 7/8 × 24 3/4 inches (50.5 × 62.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

99. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Adoration of the Shepherds, From the Nativity Scene

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 15/16 × 18 1/8 inches (68.4 × 46 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

100. West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Temperance

Creator:: George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Stipple engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/16 × 18 1/16 inches (63.7 × 45.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

2. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

3. The Rape of Proserpine, design for the staircase of Devonshire House, London

4. A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

5. Jacob's Dream

6. The Rock of Salvation

7. The Angel Binding Satan

8. The Last Judgement (study)

9. The Stowe Reliefs: Mercury conducting Tragic and Comic Poetry to the Hill of Parnassus

10. The Fifth Plague of Egypt

11. The Fifth Plague of Egypt

12. Tail Piece, or the Bathos

13. "Why wilt thou give to her a Body..." (Plate 12)

14. "One hair nor particle of dust..." (Plate 14)

15. "But when they saw Albion fall'n..." (Plate 20)

16. "Help! Help!" (Plate 12)

17. Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 1)

18. "The Terror Answered: I am Orc, wreath'd round the accursed tree..." (Plate 10)

19. Fiery the Angels rose, & as they rose deep thunder roll'd..." (Plate 13)

20. "In the flames stood & view'd the armies drawn out in the sky..." (Plate 16)

21. America, A Prophecy; Title Page (Plate 2)

22. "Appear to the Americans upon the cloudy night..." (Plate 6)

23. "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8)

24. "Unwilling I look up to heaven! unwilling count the stars!..." (Plate 4)

25. "Albions Angel rose upon the Stone of Night..." (Plate 12)

26. "The shrill winds wake!..." (Plate 6)

27. "Arise 'O Rintrah eldest born..." (Plate 9)

28. Chapter V, "Two Nostrils bent down to the deep..." (Plate 16)

29. Air (Plate 6)

30. "At length for hatching ripe he breaks the shell" (Plate 8)

31. "A wond'rous boy shall Rinda bear, Who ne'er shall comb his raven hair..." (Design 83)

32. A Genius Driving Away "Comus & his midnight-crew..." (Design 95)

33. "Leaning from her golden cloud, The venerable Marg'ret see!..." (Design 99)

34. "What do I see! The Briton Saxon Roman Norman..." (Plate 92)

35. 'Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings' (Page 24)

36. 'Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe' (Page 1)

37. 'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)

38. 'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)

39. The Christian Triumph; Title Page

40. 'The Sun beheld it – No, the shocking scene' (Page 75)

41. 'His hand the good man fastens on the skies' (Page 86)

42. "To the Public. After my three years slumber..." (Plate 3)

43. "His western heaven with rocky clouds..." (Plate 31)

44. "Leaning against the pillars..." (Plate 32)

45. Elizabeth. "Girt with many a Baron bold..." (Design 63)

46. "Headlong, from the mountain's height, Deep in the roaring tide he plung'd to endless night." (Design 65)

47. "They saw their Wheels rising up poisonous..." (Plate 43)

48. "Bath, healing City!..." (Plate 45)

49. "The Atlantic Mountains where Giants dwelt..." Chapter 2 Tailpiece (Plate 50)

50. "And this the form of mighty Hand..." (Plate 70)

51. "The Four Zoa's clouded rage..." (Plate 74)

52. "To the Christians..." (Plate 77)

53. Chapter 4. "The Spectres of Albions Twelve Sons..." (Plate 78)

54. "Rose up against me thundering..." (Plate 8)

55. "I have mock'd those who refused cruelty..." (Plate 81)

56. "I have heard Jerusalems groans..." (Plate 82)

57. "Corruptability appears upon thy limbs..." (Plate 83)

58. 'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)

59. A Shepherd Reading the Epitaph (Design 115)

60. "O'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heav'n..." (Design 59)

61. Abraham and Isaac

62. Christ Giving Sight to Bartimaeus

63. Moses Receiving the Law

64. Satan Approaching the Court of Chaos

65. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

66. The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour

67. The Bacchante

68. Allegorical Scene

69. Allegorical Scene

70. Study of Abraham Being Tested by God

71. Five Vignettes of Scenes from Antiquity

72. Bachanalia Scene

73. Town and Country Magazine - Frontispiece for Vol. IV, 1772

74. Sisters Contemplating on Mortality