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1. The Bellman

The Bellman
Creator:
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Date:
1879
Medium:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 inches (26.7 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. 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 medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 1/4 inches (26.4 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. 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

4. pl. 1: The Circle of the Lustful [' ...and like a corpse fell to the ground' Hell; Canto v. line 137.]

pl. 1: The Circle of the Lustful [' ...and like a corpse fell to the ground' Hell; Canto v. line 137.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 21 7/16 inches (37.5 × 54.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Pl. 2: Ciampolo Tormented by the Devils ['...seiz'd on his arm, / And mangled bore away the sinewy part.' Hell; Canto xxii. line 70.]

Pl. 2: Ciampolo Tormented by the Devils ['...seiz'd on his arm, / And mangled bore away the sinewy part.' Hell; Canto xxii. line 70.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 1/4 inches (38.8 × 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Pl. 4: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi ['...lo! a serpent with six feet/ Springs forth on one,'Hell; Canto xxv. line 45.]

Pl. 4: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi ['...lo! a serpent with six feet/ Springs forth on one,'Hell; Canto xxv. line 45.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 1/2 inches (38.8 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Pl. 5: A Serpent Attacking Buoso Donata ['...He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.' Hell; Canto xxv. line 82.]

Pl. 5: A Serpent Attacking Buoso Donata ['...He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.' Hell; Canto xxv. line 82.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 21 9/16 inches (39 × 54.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.]

Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.]
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 1/4 inches (37.8 × 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Studies for Shylock

Studies for Shylock
Creator:
Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828, British
Date:
1825
Medium:
Pen and brown ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper joined to thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 × 18 7/8 inches (38.1 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1782
Medium:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 15 7/16 inches (53.4 x 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

11. Study for The Wedding Feast of Sir Degrevaunt

Study for The Wedding Feast of Sir Degrevaunt
Creator:
Edward Burne-Jones, 1833–1898, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Pen and brown ink and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 15 1/4 × 17 7/8 inches (38.7 × 45.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;...

Pamela having divided her clothes into threee Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects that containing her Masters presents calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little Parcel which she huggs in her Arms;...
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 1/16 inches (39.1 x 51 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

13. Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower

Pamela, being now in the custody of Mrs. Jenkes, seizes an occasion (as they are walking in the garden) to propose a Correspondence with Mr. Williams in order to contrive an Escape, who agree to hide their letters between two tiles near the Sunflower
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (37.4 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

14. The Marriage Ceremony performed in Mr. B.'s own Chappel by Mr. Williams, Mr. Peters giving her away, Mrs. Jewkes waits behind Pamela and the Maid keeps the door

The Marriage Ceremony performed in Mr. B.'s own Chappel by Mr. Williams, Mr. Peters giving her away, Mrs. Jewkes waits behind Pamela and the Maid keeps the door
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/8 x 21 1/4 inches (39 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

15. Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to

Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 21 5/16 inches (39.3 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Association

16. Pamela setting out in the travelling Chariot (for her Father's as She is made to believe) takes her farewel of Mrs. Jervis, and the other servants; Mr. B. observing her from the window; by whose private order she is carried into Lincolnshire

Pamela setting out in the travelling Chariot (for her Father's as She is made to believe) takes her farewel of Mrs. Jervis, and the other servants; Mr. B. observing her from the window; by whose private order she is carried into Lincolnshire
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 x 19 3/4 inches (39.7 x 50.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Associates

17. Pamela Swooning, after having discovered Mr. B. in the closet, He (frighted) endeavouring to recover her, Mrs. Jervis wringing her hands, and screaming

Pamela Swooning, after having discovered Mr. B. in the closet, He (frighted) endeavouring to recover her, Mrs. Jervis wringing her hands, and screaming
Creator:
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770, French
Date:
1745
Medium:
Etching with stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 x 20 1/16 inches (38.3 x 51 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of the Library Associates

18. Dorastus and Fawnia

Dorastus and Fawnia
Creator:
Print made by John Simon, 1675–1755, French
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 1/16 inches (26.8 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Venus and Adonis

Venus and Adonis
Creator:
Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 inches (26.4 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. The Cottagers

The Cottagers
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1794
Medium:
Etching and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 16 1/4 inches (53.3 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. Sylvio and Dorinda

Sylvio and Dorinda
Creator:
Print made by William Faithorne the Younger, ca. 1669–1703, British
Date:
between 1752 and 1768
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/16 x 14 1/8 inches (26.2 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. Juliet

Juliet
Creator:
Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745–ca.1809, British
Date:
1779
Medium:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 14 1/8 inches (53.4 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Van Dyke in the Character of Icarus

Van Dyke in the Character of Icarus
Creator:
Print made by John Watts, active 1766–1786
Date:
1778
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (47 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Van Dyke in the Character of Icarus

Van Dyke in the Character of Icarus
Creator:
Print made by John Watts, active 1766–1786
Date:
1778
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/16 × 14 1/8 inches (46.2 × 35.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Mrs Seaforth as, Tuccia - The Vestal Virgin

Mrs Seaforth as, Tuccia - The Vestal Virgin
Creator:
Peltro W. Tomkins, 1760–1840, British
Date:
1798
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/4 × 15 5/8 inches (52.7 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Reverend Thomas Warton

Reverend Thomas Warton
Creator:
Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837, British
Date:
1786
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 14 3/16 inches (49.2 × 36 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear - "King Lear", Act III, Scene V

Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear - "King Lear", Act III, Scene V
Creator:
Charles Spooner, c.1720–1767, Irish
Date:
1761
Medium:
Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"

Margaret Woffington as Mrs. Ford in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Date:
1751
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Rinaldo and Armida

Rinaldo and Armida
Creator:
Valentine Green, 1739–1813, British
Date:
1775
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 7/8 x 14 15/16 inches (53 x 38 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Tempest, Act V, Scene I

The Tempest, Act V, Scene I
Creator:
Print made by Caroline Watson, 1760–1814, British
Date:
1795
Medium:
Mezzotint and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 3/4 × 18 7/8 inches (62.9 × 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Resignation

Resignation
Creator:
Thomas Watson, 1743–1781, British
Date:
1772
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/16 × 16 1/4 inches (56.4 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Portrait of John Moody as Foigard

Portrait of John Moody as Foigard
Creator:
Giuseppe Marchi, ca. 1735–1808, Italian
Date:
between 1769 and 1771
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (52.1 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair

No cover image available
Creator:
Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
13 Etchings bound in green cloth portfolio on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 inches (51.4 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Right Reverend Thomas Newton, D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol, and Dean of St. Paul's

No cover image available
Creator:
Thomas Watson, 1743–1781, British
Date:
1775
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 14 5/16 inches (49.2 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the Tomb

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Death of the Strong Wicked Man

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. The Soul Hovering over the Body reluctantly Parting with Life

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. The Death of the Good Old Man

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian
Date:
1808
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection