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1. The Lonely Tower

The Lonely Tower
Creator:
Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
1868
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache and gum arabic on London board: a high-quality pasteboard sheet made of Whatman's finest drawing paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 x 27 7/8 inches (51.4 x 70.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A Shepherd and his Flock under the Moon and Stars

A Shepherd and his Flock under the Moon and Stars
Creator:
Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
ca. 1827
Medium:
Brown wash, gray wash, and white gouache with pen and brown ink on very thick, slightly textured, card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches (10.8 x 13 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Homeward Star

The Homeward Star
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
etching begun ca. 1880; impression printed in 1924
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thin, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 1/2 inches (16.4 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Cypress Grove

The Cypress Grove
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
plate etched between ca. 1880 and 1883; impression printed in 1924
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 x 12 1/16 inches (27.8 x 30.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Homeward Star

The Homeward Star
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
begun ca. 1880
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 5/16 inches (16.8 x 23.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Homeward Star

The Homeward Star
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
etching begun ca. 1880; impression printed in 1924
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches (27.4 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Cypress Grove

The Cypress Grove
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
between 1880 and 1883
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches (25.7 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

8. The Lonely Tower

The Lonely Tower
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
1879
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 1/16 inches (26.1 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

9. Donati's Comet

Donati's Comet
Creator:
William Turner of Oxford, 1789–1862, British
Date:
between 1858 and 1859
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches (25.7 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. An Eclipse in Harvest Time

An Eclipse in Harvest Time
Creator:
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 5/16 inches (16.4 × 11 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Architectural Drawing of a Building with Astrological Symbols

Architectural Drawing of a Building with Astrological Symbols
Creator:
John Varley, 1778–1842, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, graphite, watercolor and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 22 inches (31.1 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Indians Astonished at the Eclipse of the Moon foretold by Columbus

The Indians Astonished at the Eclipse of the Moon foretold by Columbus
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1768
Medium:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Korn

13. Summer Night

Summer Night
Creator:
Print made by Robert Sargent Austin, 1895–1973, British
Date:
1935
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 x 8 3/16 inches (27.8 x 20.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

14. The Eclipse of the Sun as it Will Appear at London on July 14, 1748

The Eclipse of the Sun as it Will Appear at London on July 14, 1748
Creator:
Print made by J. Walker, active ca. 1748, British
Date:
1748
Medium:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Night

Night
Creator:
Print made by Sir George Clausen, 1852–1944, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Etching and drypoint on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 7 1/2in. (15.2 x 19.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The Walter R. Callender, Yale BA 1894, Memorial Collection, Gift of Ivy Lee Callender, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

16. Eclipse (?) Shakespeare

Eclipse (?) Shakespeare
Creator:
Print made by John Scott, 1774–1828, British
Medium:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

17. The Fire in H.M. Dockyard at Devonport on the Morning of the 27th of September 1840

The Fire in H.M. Dockyard at Devonport on the Morning of the 27th of September 1840
Creator:
Print made by William Clerk, ? 19th c.
Date:
after 1840
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on moderately thick, smooth, beige card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 x 18 3/4 inches (38.6 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Eclipse at an End - and Political Tilting Discovered

The Eclipse at an End - and Political Tilting Discovered
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1788
Medium:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13in. (22.5 x 33cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle

The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British
Date:
1783
Medium:
Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid apper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 19 inches (31.8 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection