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Blake, William, 1757–1827
139
Edwards, Richard, active 1796–1797
81
Young, Edward, 1683–1765
81
Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771
58
Unknown artist
42
Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842
31
Gillray, James, 1756–1815
21
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
16
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
15
Gaugain, Thomas, 1748–1812
14
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764–1811
13
Malton, Thomas, 1726–1801
11
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
11
Hellyer, Thomas, active 1800
10
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
9
Dayes, Edward, 1763–1804
8
Newton, Richard, 1777–1798
8
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
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Cleghorn, Claud, active 1797–1800
7
Walker, James, 1748–1808
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Prints
296
Drawings & Watercolors
136
Books
63
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
15
Archives and Manuscripts
8
Archives & Manuscripts
6
Maps & Atlas (printed)
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Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Dissertations & Theses
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Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
1
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male
429
unknown
120
female
3
Collective Title
Young's Night Thoughts
81
The Poems of Thomas Gray
58
'The Copper-Plate Magazine' and 'The Itinerant,' 1794-1798
7
The Spoiled Child
6
Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
4
Cries of London
2
The Natural History of the Rare Lepidopterious insects of Georgia, London: 1797. Volume 2
2
Three Views of Cottages near Colchester
2
Howlett's 'Selection of Views in the County of Lincoln,' 1797-1801
1
Plans for Ardgowan House
1
Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views of Paris and its Environs
1
Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
1
The Copper-Plate Magazine and The Itinerant
1
The Cries of London
1
Period
18th century
442
18th century-19th century
53
19th century
32
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
199
watercolor
157
graphite
136
black ink
86
line engraving
62
etching (printing process)
53
stipple engraving
32
pen
25
laid paper
22
brown ink
20
mezzotint
18
gray wash
16
gouache
10
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9
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auction catalog
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6
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6
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literary theme
116
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46
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39
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marine art
14
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11
animal art
9
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9
military art
5
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3
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2
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1
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literary theme
109
text
95
men
85
religious and mythological subject
81
women
61
man
60
trees
47
architectural subject
38
satire
37
landscape
36
caricature
31
caricatures
30
woman
26
genre subject
23
beard
22
clouds
22
river
22
children
20
water
20
nudes
19
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18th century
8
1789-1820
2
17th century
1
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United Kingdom
57
England
52
Europe
33
Great Britain
22
London
21
Wales
11
Scotland
10
Cymru
8
Greater London
6
Norfolk
6
France
5
Isle of Wight
4
Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire
3
Devon
3
Westminster
3
Africa
2
Barmouth
2
Cader Idris
2
Caernarfon Castle
2
Caernarvon
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Fox, Charles James (1749–1806), politician
6
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
5
Pitt, William [known as Pitt the younger] (1759–1806), prime minister
3
Blake, William, 1757-1827
2
British Museum
2
Harrison, James, 1765–1847
2
Mostyn, Cecilia Margaretta Thrale, 1777-1857
2
Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823
2
Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
2
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
2
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
2
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
2
Upcott, William, 1779-1845
2
Bartolozzi, Gaetano Stefano, 1757–1821
1
Bath Abbey (Bath, England)
1
Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th Duke of (British aristocrat, 1765–1802)
1
Biggs, Charlotte, d. 1827
1
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753–1813
1
Cain (Biblical figure)
1
Cartwright, Edmund, 1743–1823
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Exhibition History
William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
44
William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
44
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
15
William Blake - The Artist (Tate Britain, 2019-09-11 - 2020-02-20)
7
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
6
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
5
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
5
Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)
5
William Blake (Tate Britain, 2000-11-02 - 2001-02-04)
5
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
4
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)
4
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
3
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
3
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (The State Hermitage Museum, 2007-10-23 - 2008-01-13)
3
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)
3
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)
3
Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27)
3
The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
3
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
2
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
405
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
21
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Herman W. Liebert
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
2
Yale Center for British Art
1
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David M. Doret in memory of William Ferguson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Ruth Ivor
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Edward Porter Street, Jr. Yale BE 1945W, and John Charles Street, Yale BA 1951, MA 1952, PhD 1955 in memory of our fathers Edward Porter Street, Yale 1920, and Charles Larrabee Street, Yale 1914
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mary E. Knapp
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Susan L. Darling in Memory of Arthur Burr Darling, Yale 1916
1
Yale Center for British Art, The William K. Rose and Eugene A. Carroll Collection
1
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Michael Zinman
1
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection
1
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection, Bequest of Doris M. Brixey
1
Language
English
75
German
1
No linguistic content
1
Swedish
1
Archival Collections
Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens
6
Hester Lynch Piozzi Letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray
2
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Emblem of that which shall awake the dead' (Page 19)
1797
2
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Behold him, when past by; what then is seen' (Page 25)
1797
4
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Measuring his motions by revolving spheres' (Page 26)
1797
5
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'O treacherous conscience! while she seems to sleep" (Page 27)
1797
6
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)
1797
7
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Love, and love only, is the loan for love' (Page 37)
1797
8
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Angels should paint it, angels ever there' (Page 40)
1797
9
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)
1797
10
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the Third. Narcissa; Title Page
1797
11
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The vale of death! that hush'd cimmerian vale' (Page 54)
1797
12
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Draw the dire steel? – ah no! – the dreadful blessing' (Page 73)
1797
13
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Is lost in love! thou great Philanthropist' (Page 87)
1797
14
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'But for the blessing wrestle not with heaven' (Page 88)
1797
15
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The goddess bursts in thunder and in flame' (Page 95)
1797
16
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'When faith is virtue, reason makes it so' (Page 92)
1797
17
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'If angels tremble, 'tis at such a sight' (Page 93)
1797
18
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The longest night though longer far, would fail' (Page 15)
1797
19
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The present moment terminates our sight' (Page 13)
1797
20
William Blake, 1757–1827
Poems by Mr. Gray; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
21
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Nor fear the rocks, nor seek the shore..." (Design 101)
between 1797 and 1798
22
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Ambition this shall tempt to rise, The whirl the wretch from high..." (Design 19)
between 1797 and 1798
23
William Blake, 1757–1827
"An ancient pile of building stands... there Employed the power of Fairy hands" (Design 25)
between 1797 and 1798
24
William Blake, 1757–1827
"A brace of warriors... rustling in their silks and tissues..."(Design 27)
between 1797 and 1798
25
William Blake, 1757–1827
"My Lade rose, and with a grace– She smil'd, and bid him come to dinner..." (Design 33)
between 1797 and 1798
26
William Blake, 1757–1827
Ode on the Spring; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
27
William Blake, 1757–1827
"With screaming Horror's funeral cry, Despair, and fell Disease, and ghastly Poverty..." Design 39)
between 1797 and 1798
28
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Progress of Poesy, A Pindaric Ode; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
29
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Bard Weaving Edwards Fate (Design 55)
between 1797 and 1798
30
William Blake, 1757–1827
Elizabeth. "Girt with many a Baron bold..." (Design 63)
between 1797 and 1798
31
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Bard Singing Owen's Praise (Design 89)
between 1797 and 1798
32
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Fear to stop, and shame to fly..." (Design 91)
between 1797 and 1798
33
William Blake, 1757–1827
Ode for Music, Performed in the Senate-House; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
34
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Oft woo'd the gleam of Cynthia silver-bright... Where willowy Camus lingers with delight!..." (Design 97)
between 1797 and 1798
35
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Bard, A Pindaric Ode; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
36
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the Second. On Time, Death, and Friendship; Title Page (Page 17)
1797
37
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the First. On Life, Death, and Immortality; Title Page
1797
38
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Oft bursts my song beyond the bounds of life' (Page 16)
1797
39
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings' (Page 24)
1797
40
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours' (Page 31)
1797
41
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee' (Page 33)
1797
42
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe' (Page 1)
1797
43
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)
1797
44
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Ungrateful, shall we grieve their hovering shades' (Page 55)
1797
45
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Trembling each gulp, lest death should snatch the bowl' (Page 57)
1797
46
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace' (Page 63)
1797
47
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'What, though my soul fantastick measures trod' (Page 4)
1797
48
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Christian Triumph; Title Page
1797
49
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all' (Page 70)
1797
50
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The Sun beheld it – No, the shocking scene' (Page 75)
1797
51
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The thunder, if in that the Almighty dwells' (Page 80)
1797
52
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'His hand the good man fastens on the skies' (Page 86)
1797
53
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'That touch, with charm celestial heals the soul' (Page 90)
1797
54
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Till at Death's toll, whose restless iron tongue' (Page 7)
1797
55
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine' (Page 8)
1797
56
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Disease invades the chastest temperence' (Page 10)
1797
57
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Its favours here are trials, not rewards' (Page 12)
1797
58
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Somevillage-Hampden, that with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood..," (Design 111)
between 1797 and 1798
59
William Blake, 1757–1827
A Shepherd Reading the Epitaph (Design 115)
between 1797 and 1798
60
William Blake, 1757–1827
Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
61
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Her Henry's holy shade..." (Design 15)
between 1797 and 1798
62
William Blake, 1757–1827
"To chase the rolling circle's speed..." (Design 17)
between 1797 and 1798
63
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise." (Design 21)
between 1797 and 1798
64
William Blake, 1757–1827
A Long Story; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
65
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Up stairs in a whirlwind rattle..." (Design 29)
between 1797 and 1798
66
William Blake, 1757–1827
"At the chapel-door stand sentry... (Design 31)
between 1797 and 1798
67
William Blake, 1757–1827
"And purple tyrants vainly groan..." (Design 37)
between 1797 and 1798
68
William Blake, 1757–1827
"The laughing flowers, that round them blow, Drink life and fragrance as they flow..." (Design 43)
between 1797 and 1798
69
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Cytherea's Day..." (Design 45)
between 1797 and 1798
70
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray..." (Design 51)
between 1797 and 1798
71
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Hark, how each giant -oak, and desert-cave, Sigh to the torrent's awful voice beneath!..." (Design 57)
between 1797 and 1798
72
William Blake, 1757–1827
"O'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heav'n..." (Design 59)
between 1797 and 1798
73
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest..." (Design 61)
between 1797 and 1798
74
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Headlong, from the mountain's height, Deep in the roaring tide he plung'd to endless night." (Design 65)
between 1797 and 1798
75
William Blake, 1757–1827
Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
76
William Blake, 1757–1827
Epitaph on Mrs. Clarke; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
77
William Blake, 1757–1827
The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness, and to me..." (Design 107)
between 1797 and 1798
78
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield..." (Design 109)
between 1797 and 1798
79
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Malignant Fate sat by, and smil'd, The slipp'ry verge her feet beguil'd..." (Design 11)
between 1797 and 1798
80
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, Haply some hoary-headed swain may say..." (Design 113)
between 1797 and 1798
81
William Blake, 1757–1827
Ode to Adversity; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
82
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Where shaggy forms o'er ice-built mountains roam..." (Design 47)
between 1797 and 1798
83
William Blake, 1757–1827
"To him the mighty mother did unveil Her awful face..." (Design 49)
between 1797 and 1798
84
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Brush'd by the hand of rough Mischance, Or chill'd by Age..." (Design 5)
between 1797 and 1798
85
William Blake, 1757–1827
"The Pensive Selima, Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes, She saw; and purr'd applause..." (Design 9)
between 1797 and 1798
86
William Blake, 1757–1827
A Genius Driving Away "Comus & his midnight-crew..." (Design 95)
between 1797 and 1798
87
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Leaning from her golden cloud, The venerable Marg'ret see!..." (Design 99)
between 1797 and 1798
88
William Blake, 1757–1827
Sigtryg with the Silken Beard (Design 69)
between 1797 and 1798
89
William Blake, 1757–1827
Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
90
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Iron sleet of arrowy shower Hurtles in the darkened air..." (Design 71)
between 1797 and 1798
91
William Blake, 1757–1827
"We the reins to slaughter give..." (Design 73)
between 1797 and 1798
92
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Hurry, hurry, to the field!" Design 75)
between 1797 and 1798
93
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Descent of Odin, An Ode; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
94
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Fatal Sisters, An Ode; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
95
William Blake, 1757–1827
"A wond'rous boy shall Rinda bear, Who ne'er shall comb his raven hair..." (Design 83)
between 1797 and 1798
96
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Hie thee hence, and boast at home..." (Design 85)
between 1797 and 1798
97
William Blake, 1757–1827
"Him the dog of darkness spied..." (Design 79)
between 1797 and 1798
98
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Prophetess Rising from Her Grave (Design 81)
between 1797 and 1798
99
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Triumphs of Owen, A Fragment; Title Page
between 1797 and 1798
100
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe' (Page 1)
1797
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