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1. 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

2. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 11, "Two nostrils bent down to the deep . . . ." (Bentley 13)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 11, "Two nostrils bent down to the deep . . . ." (Bentley 13)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)
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: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 23: "The Ox in the slaughter house moans . . . ." (Bentley 25)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 23: "The Ox in the slaughter house moans . . . ." (Bentley 25)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2(b), "Preludium" (Bentley 2b)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2(b), "Preludium" (Bentley 2b)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in pale brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 6, "And none but Bromian . . . . "

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 6, "And none but Bromian . . . . "
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 8, "But when the morn arose . . . . "

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 8, "But when the morn arose . . . . "
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 2, Title Page

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 2, Title Page
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 4, "Visions | Enslav'd the Daughters . . . . "

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 4, "Visions | Enslav'd the Daughters . . . . "
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 10, "In happy copulation . . . . "

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 10, "In happy copulation . . . . "
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 1, Frontispiece

Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 1, Frontispiece
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (34.6 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)
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

13. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "8. The Globe of Life Blood Trembled...." (Bentley 18)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "8. The Globe of Life Blood Trembled...." (Bentley 18)
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

14. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25 (Bentley 26)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25 (Bentley 26)
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

15. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2a)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2a)
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: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration

Unidentified Periodical / Play Illustration
Creator:
Isaac Taylor, 1730–1807
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 11/16 × 3 15/16 inches (17 × 10 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban with Prospero's Magic Wardrobe

Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban with Prospero's Magic Wardrobe
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink with brown wash and gouache over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (16.8 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Portia and Bassanio

Portia and Bassanio
Creator:
Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:
ca. 1826
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (16.5 x 13 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 1, Scene 2

Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 1, Scene 2
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing
Dimensions:
Mount: 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

20. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 4

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 4
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, laid down on contemporary laid paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches (14.3 × 20 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 1

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 1
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 15/16 inches (14 × 20.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 3

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 5, Scene 3
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary wove paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 3/4 inches (16.7 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857 - Act 4, Scene 2

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857 - Act 4, Scene 2
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on slightly textured, medium, gray wove paper laid down on contemporary laid paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 × 8 1/16 inches (14.3 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre, March 12, 1857 - Act 5, Scene 2

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre, March 12, 1857 - Act 5, Scene 2
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, heightened with gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary mount paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 3/4 inches (16.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 4, Scene 1

Design for Setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 4, Scene 1
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, heightened with gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary wove paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 inches (17.1 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 2, Scene 3

Design for setting of Charles Kean's Richard II at the Princess's Theatre on March 12, 1857, Act 2, Scene 3
Creator:
George Cressal Ellis, ca. 1810–1875
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, heightened with gouache on thin wove paper stained for tracing, laid down on contemporary wove paper mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 8 3/4 inches (17.1 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Hamlet and the Ghost

Hamlet and the Ghost
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 5/16 inches (17.4 x 21.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. 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

29. Awakening of Titania

Awakening of Titania
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 inches (17.1 × 25.4 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

30. Shakespeare Illustration: "Henry VIII"

Shakespeare Illustration: "Henry VIII"
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 inches (16.5 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, Yale BA 1934, MA 1942

31. L'Allegro

L'Allegro
Creator:
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, watercolor and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 7/8 inches (16.5 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund