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1. The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771)
Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Fire; Plate 7

Fire; Plate 7
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1793
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 39, "London" (Bentley 46)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 39, "London" (Bentley 46)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1794
Medium:
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 43, "A Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 50)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 43, "A Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 50)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1794
Medium:
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A View of the Fire in Covent Garden

A View of the Fire in Covent Garden
Creator:
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794, Swiss
Date:
1769
Medium:
Etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 1/8 inches (24.6 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

The Spoiled Child, Scene VI
Creator:
Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808, British
Date:
ca. 1802
Medium:
Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 19 5/8 inches (38.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Fall of a City

Fall of a City
Creator:
Attributed to John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (5.4 x 7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Newgate Prison, the Fire of London

Newgate Prison, the Fire of London
Creator:
Thomas Wyck, 1616–1677, Dutch
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black ink with gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (9.5 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860

The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899, British
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (25.1 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Destruction of Pompeii

The Destruction of Pompeii
Creator:
David Roberts, 1796–1864, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor and pastel on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (36.5 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

11. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1799
Medium:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (14.6 x 15.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1799
Medium:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 5 9/16 inches (10.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]

Village of Secoton, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 38 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor, with pen in black ink, over graphite, with gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 7 9/16 inches (31.8 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer

The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer
Creator:
Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819, British
Date:
1811
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

15. George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire

George Fox Comes to London After the Great Fire
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964, British
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Medium:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 11/16 x 18 7/16 inches (29.7 x 46.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

16. The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing

The Theatrical Bubble: Being a New Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politico-Punchinello, in the art of Dramatic Puffing
Creator:
Print made by James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Date:
1805
Medium:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 inches (36.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. The Battle at La Hogue

The Battle at La Hogue
Creator:
William Woollett, 1735–1785, British
Date:
1781
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 25 1/16 inches (50.2 × 63.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery Collection

18. The Web

The Web
Creator:
Print made by John Bell, 1811–1895, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches (20.6 x 16.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Presages of the Millenium

Presages of the Millenium
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Date:
1795
Medium:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 14 13/16 inches (33 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Valley of the Shadow of Death

The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 15 7/16 inches (26.4 × 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro

Ticket: For the Benefit of Mr. Salpietro
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1799
Medium:
Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches (25.6 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795

View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795
Creator:
John William Edy, 1760–1820, Danish
Date:
1797
Medium:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 11/16 inches (35.9 × 47.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Romanus sum Civis

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Creator:
Joseph Goupy, 1689–1769, British
Date:
1726
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 17 1/2 inches (39.7 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection