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1. La Cava

La Cava
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Date:
1838
Medium:
Oil and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige-brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (12.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

2. Eragrostis Tef

Eragrostis Tef
Creator:
Andrew Fyfe, 1752–1824, British
Date:
1775
Medium:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (40.3 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots

Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots
Creator:
Frederick P. Nodder, active 1773–1800, British
Date:
1777
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 13/16 x 14 1/16 inches (47.8 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Dioecici (botanical specimen)

Dioecici (botanical specimen)
Creator:
unknown artist, nineteenth century
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 13/16 inches (27.9 × 22.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768
Creator:
Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797, German
Date:
1768
Medium:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

6. Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797
Creator:
Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832, British
Date:
1797
Medium:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 12 1/4 inches (40.6 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

7. Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737
Creator:
Print made by Elizabeth Blackwell, died 1774, British
Date:
1737
Medium:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (37.1 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

8. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819, British
Date:
1800
Medium:
Aquatint, stipple and line engraving with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 7/8 inches (59.7 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

9. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812, British
Date:
1800
Medium:
Aquatint engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.8 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

10. The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826, British
Date:
December 1, 1801
Medium:
Mezzotint engraving printed in color with original hand coloring on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (57.2 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

11. Eryngium foetidum (Prue)

Eryngium foetidum (Prue)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961, Barbadian, active in Canada
Date:
2009
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

12. Aristolochia bilobata (Nimine)

Aristolochia bilobata (Nimine)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961, Barbadian, active in Canada
Date:
2010
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

13. Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)

Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961, Barbadian, active in Canada
Date:
2009
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

14. Convolvulus jalapa (Yara)

Convolvulus jalapa (Yara)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961, Barbadian, active in Canada
Date:
2010
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

15. Plant Study

Plant Study
Creator:
Robert Burrows, 1810–1883, British
Date:
1860s
Medium:
Albumen print from wet collodion negative on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 6 1/8 inches (10.8 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

16. Eucharis or Spider Lily

Eucharis or Spider Lily
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 inches (14.6 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Nutmeg, Trinidad

Nutmeg, Trinidad
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. White Hibiscus

White Hibiscus
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Maunoutehn

Maunoutehn
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 7 1/16 inches (13.8 × 17.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

20. Plant Sketches

Plant Sketches
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 3/8 inches (35.6 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

21. Milkweed, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 55 A]

Milkweed, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 55 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 8 1/8 inches (35.4 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Dandelion

The Dandelion
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1909
Medium:
Wood-engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 x 5 1/16 inches (15.1 x 12.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection