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1. Songs of Innocence, Plate 30, "The Little Black Boy" (Bentley 10)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 30, "The Little Black Boy" (Bentley 10)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Songs of Innocence, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley 2)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley 2)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Songs of Innocence, Plate 16, "Night" (Bentley 20)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 16, "Night" (Bentley 20)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Songs of Innocence, Plate 6, "The Little Girl Found" (Bentley 35)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 6, "The Little Girl Found" (Bentley 35)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Songs of Innocence, Plate 18, "A Cradle Song" (Bentley 16)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 18, "A Cradle Song" (Bentley 16)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Songs of Innocence, Plate 8, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 8, "The Lamb" (Bentley 8)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 32, Experience Frontispiece (Bentley 28)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 32, Experience Frontispiece (Bentley 28)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1794
Medium:
Color-printed relief etching, with watercolor and pen and ink 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

11. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 6, "Air"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 6, "Air"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 7, "Fire"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 7, "Fire"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Songs of Innocence, Plate 2, Title Page (Bentley 3)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 2, Title Page (Bentley 3)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Songs of Innocence, Plate 20, "The Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 13)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 20, "The Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 13)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Songs of Innocence, Plate 24, "On Anothers Sorrow" (Bentley 27)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 24, "On Anothers Sorrow" (Bentley 27)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Songs of Innocence, Plate 26, "Spring" (Bentley 23)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 26, "Spring" (Bentley 23)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Songs of Innocence, Plate 28, "Laughing Song" (Bentley 15)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 28, "Laughing Song" (Bentley 15)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Songs of Innocence, Plate 4, "A Dream" (Bentley 26)

Songs of Innocence, Plate 4, "A Dream" (Bentley 26)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1789
Medium:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 20, "He meets his Saviour in the Grave . . . . "

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 20, "He meets his Saviour in the Grave . . . . "
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 4, "Water"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 4, "Water"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 5, "Earth"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 5, "Earth"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 15, "Fear & hope are -- Vision"

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 15, "Fear & hope are -- Vision"
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. A Wish

A Wish
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 12 1/8 inches (44 × 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. An Arabesque

An Arabesque
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/16 × 11 7/8 inches (43.7 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. An Arabesque

An Arabesque
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/16 × 11 7/8 inches (43.7 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. A Voyage of Discovery

A Voyage of Discovery
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 9/16 inches (43.5 × 29.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Guitar

The Guitar
Creator:
Francis Engleheart, 1775–1849, British
Date:
1829
Medium:
Line engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 11 13/16 inches (43.8 × 30 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. The Sailor

The Sailor
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with beige chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 1/16 inches (44.5 × 30.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. An Alcove

An Alcove
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (43.8 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Domestic Happiness

Domestic Happiness
Creator:
William Finden, 1787–1852, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 3/4 inches (43.5 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon

Shakespeare's Monument at the Church at Stratford upon Avon
Creator:
Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869, British
Date:
1834
Medium:
Etching and engraving, first published state
Dimensions:
Image: 4 1/8 x 2 7/8in. (10.5 x 7.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Frontispiece, Monument to John Gay

Frontispiece, Monument to John Gay
Creator:
Print made by William C. Wilson, active 1798–1836
Date:
1793
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Kenneth D. Rapoport, MD

33. One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"

One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 2 13/16in. (11.6 x 7.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Wilmarth S. Lewis, B.A. 1918

34. 'Henry IV, Part I,' Act II, Scene IV

'Henry IV, Part I,' Act II, Scene IV
Creator:
Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801, German
Date:
undated
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 × 2 5/8 inches (10.2 × 6.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. David Garrick Esq.

David Garrick Esq.
Creator:
Samuel Freeman, 1773–1857, British
Date:
1807
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches (27.3 × 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare

The Dreams of the Youthful Shakespeare
Creator:
Print made by Augustus Fox, 1800–1876, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 3 15/16 inches (15.8 × 10 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. Joseph Warton

Joseph Warton
Creator:
Niccoló Schiavonetti, 1771–1813, Italian
Date:
1807
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 4 7/8 inches (19.5 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. 'Henry IV, Part I,' Act II, Scene IV

'Henry IV, Part I,' Act II, Scene IV
Creator:
Print made by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowieki, German, 1726–1801, German
Date:
undated
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/16 × 2 9/16 inches (10.3 × 6.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"

One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, graphite, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 11/16 x 2 7/8in. (11.9 x 7.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Wilmarth S. Lewis, B.A. 1918

40. One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"

One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, gray wash, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/8 x 2 7/8in. (11.7 x 7.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Wilmarth S. Lewis, B.A. 1918

41. One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"

One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, gray wash, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 2 13/16in. (11.6 x 7.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Wilmarth S. Lewis, B.A. 1918

42. One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"

One of Six Illustrations to Fenelon's "The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses"
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 2 7/8in. (11.6 x 7.3cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Wilmarth S. Lewis, B.A. 1918

43. Malvolio Dancing

Malvolio Dancing
Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:
1827
Medium:
Black ink with brown wash and oil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (13 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise
Creator:
Print made by William Strang, 1859–1921, British
Date:
1893
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (16.5 × 11.4 cm)
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

45. Dog and the Shadow

Dog and the Shadow
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Bewick, 1753–1828, British
Date:
1909
Medium:
Wood-engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/16 x 4 1/8 inches (8.1 x 10.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise
Creator:
Print made by William Strang, 1859–1921, British
Date:
1893
Medium:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 4 3/8 inches (17.5 × 11.1 cm)
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

47. Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise
Creator:
Print made by William Strang, 1859–1921, British
Date:
1893
Medium:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 inches (15.9 × 11.4 cm)
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

48. Edmond Malone, Esqr.

No cover image available
Creator:
Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)
Date:
1787
Medium:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 5 9/16 inches (19.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection