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1. The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
Creator:
Walter Crane, 1845–1915, British
Date:
1862
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Imogen and the Shepherds, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, scene II

Imogen and the Shepherds, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, scene II
Creator:
James Smetham, 1821–1889, British
Date:
ca. 1874
Medium:
Oil over ink on panel
Dimensions:
4 3/4 x 12 9/16 inches (12.1 x 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. "The Lady of Shalott"

"The Lady of Shalott"
Creator:
John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836–1893, British
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 × 36 inches (61 × 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Pamela Askew

4. 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

5. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 75, "The Fatal Sisters."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 75, "The Fatal Sisters."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 87, "The Triumphs of Owen."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 87, "The Triumphs of Owen."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Jerusalem, Plate 19, "His children exil'd from his breast...."

Jerusalem, Plate 19, "His children exil'd from his breast...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1804 to 1820
Medium:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Jerusalem, Plate 94, "Albion cold lays on his Rock...."

Jerusalem, Plate 94, "Albion cold lays on his Rock...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1804 to 1820
Medium:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. 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

13. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 73, "The Fatal Sisters."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 73, "The Fatal Sisters."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Jerusalem, Plate 37, "And One stood forth...."

Jerusalem, Plate 37, "And One stood forth...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1804 to 1820
Medium:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Jerusalem, Plate 9, "Condens'd his Emanations...."

Jerusalem, Plate 9, "Condens'd his Emanations...."
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
1804 to 1820
Medium:
Relief etching printed in orange ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 53, "The Bard."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 53, "The Bard."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 18, "I have said to the Worm . . . ."

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 18, "I have said to the Worm . . . ."
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. 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

23. Falstaff Carrying Dead Hotspur

Falstaff Carrying Dead Hotspur
Creator:
Henry William Bunbury, 1750–1811, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 3/8 x 20 1/4 inches (41.6 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Study for Burying the Royal Children

Study for Burying the Royal Children
Creator:
James Northcote, 1746–1831, British
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Oil on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 11 1/4 inches (43.2 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Arviragus, Bearing Imogen as Dead in his Arms, 'Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II

Arviragus, Bearing Imogen as Dead in his Arms, 'Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820, British
Date:
1780
Medium:
Watercolor with brown ink and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 5/8 x 16 9/16 inches (37.1 x 42 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. '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 x 2 3/8 inches (10.3 x 6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)
Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846, British
Date:
between 1809 and 1811
Medium:
Black chalk, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5 1/16 inches (11.1 × 12.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)

The Murder of Duncan - Macbeth with the Body (and Lady Macbeth Approaching)
Creator:
Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786–1846, British
Date:
between 1809 and 1811
Medium:
Black chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper pasted on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 x 5 1/16in. (11.1 x 12.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Richard III: Act IV, Scene III, Tower of London

Richard III: Act IV, Scene III, Tower of London
Creator:
Print made by William Skelton, 1763–1848, British
Date:
1795
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29 3/8 × 20 1/8 inches (74.6 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet

Mr. Garrick and Miss Bellamy in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet
Creator:
Simon François Ravenet, 1706–1774, French, active in Britain
Date:
1753
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 21 5/8 inches (42.9 × 55 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Celadon and Amelia

Celadon and Amelia
Creator:
Print made by William Woollett, 1735–1785, British
Date:
1766
Medium:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 22 1/4 inches (46 x 56.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection