Prints & Drawings

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, "A Young Daughter of the Picts," ca. 1585, watercol

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, ca. 1533–before 1588, French
A Young Daughter of the Picts
ca. 1585
Watercolor and gouache, touched with gold, on parchment
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches (26 x 18.6 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.2646

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Samuel Cooper, Charles Stuart, 3rd Duke of Richmond and 6th Duke of Lennox, 1661

Samuel Cooper, 1609–1672, British
Charles Stuart, 3rd Duke of Richmond and 6th Duke of Lennox
Between 1661 and 1667
Watercolor and gouache with gold on parchment laid down on card
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches (7 x 5.7 cm), Frame: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 inches (8.3 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1974.2.14

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Canaletto, 1697–1768, Italian, active in Britain (1746–1755)
The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate
Between 1746 and 1747
Pen, brown ink and gray wash on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (38.7 x 71.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.4630

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Robert Healy, "Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with His Friends," 1769, pastel

Robert Healy, 1743–1771, British
Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with His Friends
1769
Pastel, chalks, and gouache on two sheets of joined laid paper
Sheet: 20 1/4 x 53 1/2 inches (51.4 x 135.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B2001.2.880

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Thomas Gainsborough, "Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788, British
Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a Hill, and Rustic Lovers
ca. 1770
Black chalk and stumping, and white chalk on light blue, thin, slightly textured, light blue laid paper prepared in areas with gray wash
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 13 inches (26.7 x 33 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund and Iola S. Haverstick Fund
B2004.7

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John Robert Cozens, "The Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo," ca. 1779, watercol

John Robert Cozens, 1752–1799, British
The Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo
ca. 1779
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Sheet: 17 1/2 x 25 1/8 inches (44.5 x 63.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.4635

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Paul Sandby, "Roslin Castle, Midlothian," ca. 1780, gouache on medium laid paper

Paul Sandby, 1731–1809, British
Roslin Castle, Midlothian
ca. 1780
Gouache on medium laid paper, mounted on board
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (46 x 63.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1975.4.1877

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Thomas Rowlandson, An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre, ca. 1785,

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre
ca. 1785
Watercolor with pen in black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, blued white laid paper
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 5/16 inches (23.8 x 36.4 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.149

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George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
A Comparative Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body with that of a Tiger and a Common Fowl: Human Skeleton, Lateral View (Close to the final study for Table III but differs in detail)
Between 1795 and 1806
Graphite
Sheet: 21 1/2 x 16 inches (54.6 x 40.6 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1980.1.50

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamouni, Switzer

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamouni, Switzerland
1803
Watercolor, graphite, gum, scraping out and stopping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, smooth wove paper
Sheet: 27 3/4 x 41 inches (70.5 x 104.1 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.4650

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William Blake, "Jerusalem" (plate 35), 1804 to 1820, relief etching printed in o

William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Jerusalem, Plate 35, "Then the Divine hand…." in Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion, Bentley Copy E
1804 to 1820
Relief etching printed in orange with pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (34.3 x 26.4 cm), Plate: 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches (22.5 x 16.5 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1992.8.1(35)

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Richard Parkes Bonington, "Shipping in an Estuary, Probably near Quilleboeuf"

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828, British
Shipping in an Estuary, Probably near Quilleboeuf
1825 to 1826
Watercolor over graphite with scratching out on wove paper
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 inches (14.6 x 22.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.2398

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Samuel Palmer, The Weald of Kent, 1833–1834, watercolor and gouache on heavy, ro

Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837-1839)
The Weald of Kent
Between 1833 and 1834
Watercolor and gouache on heavy, rough, cream wove paper
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches (18.7 x 27 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1981.25.2654

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Venice, The Mouth of the Grand Canal," ca. 1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Venice, The Mouth of the Grand Canal
ca. 1840
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.4652

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John Everett Millais, 1829–1896, British
The Blind Man
1853
Pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Sheet: 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1980.12

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John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876, British
A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842—The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance
1856
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on board
Sheet: 26 1/4 x 53 1/2 inches (66.7 x 135.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1977.14.143

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William Turner of Oxford, "Donati’s Comet," 1859, watercolor and gouache over gr

William Turner of Oxford, 1789–1862, British
Donati’s Comet
1859
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches (25.7 x 36.5 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1975.4.1767

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Alfred William Hunt, "Tynemouth Pier—Lighting the Lamps at Sundown," 1868, wate

Alfred William Hunt, 1830–1896, British
Tynemouth Pier—Lighting the Lamps at Sundown
1868
Watercolor, some gouache, gum and some scraping out
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 21 1/4 inches (37.1 x 54 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1980.3

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James McNeill Whistler, "Street Scene in Chelsea…," ca. 1888, watercolor on card

James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903, American, active in Britain (from 1859)
Street Scene in Chelsea, possibly depicting the Tobacconist, J. W. Nicholas, located at No. 75, Cheyne Walk
ca. 1888
Watercolor on card
Sheet: 5 x 8 9/16 inches (12.7 x 21.7 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
B1993.30.125

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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, "The Lady at the Dressing Table," ca. 1897<br />Yale C

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1872–1898, British
The Lady at the Dressing Table
ca. 1897
Ink and wash on medium, white, slightly textured wove paper mounted on card
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches (20 x 16.8 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
B1998.20

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