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1. Tiriel Supporting the Dying Myratana and Cursing His Sons

Tiriel Supporting the Dying Myratana and Cursing His Sons
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1786 to 1789
Medium:
Pen and black ink with gray wash and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 3/4 inches (18.7 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 7, "Till at Death's toll, whose restless iron tounge"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 7, "Till at Death's toll, whose restless iron tounge"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring His Motions by Revolving Spheres"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring His Motions by Revolving Spheres"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with 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

4. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 33, "Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 33, "Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 8, "Death! Great Proprietor of All!"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 8, "Death! Great Proprietor of All!"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with 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

7. Young's Night Thoughts, Page 33, "Like That, the Dial Speaks; and Points to Thee"

Young's Night Thoughts, Page 33, "Like That, the Dial Speaks; and Points to Thee"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1797
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with 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

8. The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12, "Los Smitten with Astonishment...." (Bentley 8)

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12, "Los Smitten with Astonishment...." (Bentley 8)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1794
Medium:
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

9. Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus

Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
Creator:
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798, British, active in Italy (1744–48 and 1756 on)
Date:
between 1760 and 1763
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 inches (17.5 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Murder of Kenith Hossack by Captain Lowry

The Murder of Kenith Hossack by Captain Lowry
Creator:
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 inches (16.2 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Murder in the Carriage (Probably a Design for The Tyburn Chronicle)

Murder in the Carriage (Probably a Design for The Tyburn Chronicle)
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 1/2 × 4 inches (16.5 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Royal Sport, Pit Ticket

The Royal Sport, Pit Ticket
Creator:
unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gouache on ivory
Dimensions:
Image: 5 1/8 x 6 11/16 inches (13 x 17 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Melville and Naomi Stone

13. Celadon and Amelia from Thomson's 'The Seasons'

Celadon and Amelia from Thomson's 'The Seasons'
Creator:
Alexander Runciman, 1736–1785, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (15.6 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Distress

Distress
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:
1790 to 1795
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and brown and red ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 1/16 inches (31 x 43.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Ophelia's Death

Ophelia's Death
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British
Date:
ca. 1781
Medium:
Watercolor with gouache, black ink, and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper with reminants of contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 22 9/16 x 17 13/16 inches (57.3 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Body of Lucretia Exposed to the Romans

The Body of Lucretia Exposed to the Romans
Creator:
James Jefferys, 1751–1784, British
Date:
between 1777 and 1778
Medium:
Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/8 x 37 inches (63.2 x 94 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund