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Rare Books and Manuscripts
16,788
Reference Library
173
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
101
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Dilnot, John
43
Clark, Thomas A
42
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Sackett, Colin
37
Rocque, John, -1762
34
Bush, Tracey
32
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
30
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
30
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
26
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16,782
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2024-2025
48
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Books
13,895
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
513
Archives & Manuscripts
460
Prints
452
Maps & Atlas (printed)
334
Music (printed)
220
Periodicals
165
Articles & Chapters
163
Postcards
111
Drawings & Watercolors
102
Photographs
91
Visual Materials
52
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
25
Musical Sound Recordings
5
Videos
4
Paintings
2
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
Creator Gender
unknown
16,785
female
3
Period
19th century
9,925
20th century
3,741
18th century
2,083
21st century
820
17th century
274
16th century
51
15th century
35
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
19
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
ink
6
watercolor (paint)
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
albumen process
3
silk (textile)
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
graphite (mineral)
2
lithography
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
casting (process)
1
charcoal (material)
1
collage
1
collage (technique)
1
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wood engraving
1,732
lithograph
1,050
engraving
1,027
aquatint
986
artists' book
836
auction catalog
751
ephemera
729
chromolithograph
562
etching
462
map
328
armorial bookplates (provenance)
313
private press books (publishing)
312
exhibition catalog
295
photomechanical print
275
accordion fold format (binding)
274
drawing book
265
photograph
263
chromoxylograph
234
memorial card
223
recreation
216
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
794
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
668
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
661
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
596
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
425
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
376
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
269
Drawing -- Technique.
242
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
240
Grief.
226
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
224
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
185
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
177
Satire, English.
177
Women in natural history.
173
Drawing books -- Specimens.
164
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
159
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
157
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19th century
1,138
20th century
456
18th century
263
17th century
68
16th century
41
21st century
33
15th century
16
11th century
7
Alfred, 871-899
3
14th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
Silurian
2
12th century
1
13th century
1
17th cenury
1
18h century
1
18th centtury
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
3,839
England
1,867
London
1,145
London (England)
431
United States
227
Edinburgh (Scotland)
183
France
172
Italy
165
Scotland
160
Edinburgh
123
Ireland
111
India
109
Wales
108
Europe
104
Oxford (England)
86
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Egypt
54
Spain
54
Brighton (England)
53
Bath (England)
52
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
82
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
64
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
39
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
38
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
27
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
25
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
Shirley Smith, Richard
22
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
20
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
Jesus Christ
19
Raphael, 1483–1520
19
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Blake, William, 1757–1827
16
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
112
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
71
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
57
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
42
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
39
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
34
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
14
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
11
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
11
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
10
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016)
4
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
2
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
2
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
2
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
2
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
198
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
132
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
125
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
119
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
106
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
85
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
66
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
50
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
45
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
42
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
22
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
21
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[Metamorphic pictures of a cherub of health and other figures]
[19th century?]
2
Hearld, Mark
[Strawberry plant]
[2009]
3
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Account book of George Romney with his banker, Thomas Greene
1788 August 19-1798 April 6
4
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Journal and notebook kept during a tour through France and Italy in 1773
1773
5
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Manuscript daybook for George Romney, in the hand of Richard Williams
1794-1796
6
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
1819
7
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
[1819?]
8
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letters to his sister Mrs. Mary Gibbon,
1777-1781
9
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
1984
10
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body with that of a tiger and a common fowl
ca. [1798?]
11
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
12
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
13
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
14
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
15
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Indian Journal
1953
16
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c.
1852
17
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Nonsensus
1988
18
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Views in the seven Ionian islands
December 1st, 1863
19
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
MDCCLII. [1753]
20
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense"
[approximately 1908?]
21
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
1838
22
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Teapots and quails
1953
23
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Lear in Sicily
1938
24
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense ..
1856]
25
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journal of a landscape painter in Corsica
1870
26
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
1978
27
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Prints published by W. Hogarth
1762
28
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in Albania, &c.
1851
29
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
St. Kiven and the gentle Kathleen
1973
30
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath, Esq., R.A.
[1837?]
31
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of Mr. Hogarth moralized
[183-?]
32
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[between 1868 and 1871]
33
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
The book of nonsense
[approximately 1916?]
34
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1849?]
35
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Edward Lear's journals
1952
36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake
1965
37
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrated excursions in Italy
MDCCCXLVI [1846]
38
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
[between 1860 and 1870?]
39
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1833]
40
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth,
[between 1837 and 1848]
41
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Industry and idleness
[between 1771 and 1785]
42
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense
[1846]
43
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
44
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[1863]
45
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1769
MDCCLXIX [1769]
46
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. the 10th, 1774
MDCCLXXV [1775]
47
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Manuscript notebook
1781
48
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The literary works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ..
1819
49
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1784
M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]
50
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Johnson and Garrick
1816
51
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1772
M DCC LXIII. [i.e. 1773]
52
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy
1778
53
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, October 16, 1780
M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]
54
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1776
M DCC LXXVII [1777]
55
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1842
56
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1778
M DCC LXXIX [1779]
57
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. 10th, 1788
M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]
58
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1929
59
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 14, 1770
MDCCLXXI [1771]
60
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1797
61
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1771
MDCCLXXII [1772]
62
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1786
M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
63
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1782
M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]
64
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, January 2, 1769
MDCCLXIX [1769]
65
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds,
1801
66
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Sir Joshua Reynolds' Notes and observations on pictures
1859
67
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1798
68
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Engravings from the pictures & sketches painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
July 1820 [i.e. 1820-1831]
69
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. 10, 1790
M.DCC.XCI. [1791]
70
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Fifty-six engravings illustrative of The pleasures of memory and other poems
1834
71
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Liber fluviorum, or, River scenery of France
MDCCCLVII [1857]
72
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The harbours of England
1856
73
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Views in Sussex
1819
74
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The Turner gallery
[1878?]
75
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of England
1883
76
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's Rivers of France
[1887]
77
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of France
[between 1850 and 1859?]
78
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Picturesque views in England and Wales
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
79
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
An antiquarian and picturesque tour round the Southern Coast of England
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
80
Blake, William, 1757–1827
William Blake's designs for Edward Young's Night thoughts
1980-
81
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Spring
1993
82
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poetry and prose of William Blake
1935
83
Blake, William, 1757–1827
William Blake's water-colour designs for the poems of Thomas Gray
1972
84
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake;
1935
85
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The note-book of William Blake
MCMXXXV [1935]
86
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The complete writings of William Blake
MCMLVII [1957]
87
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The writings of William Blake
MCMXXV [1925]
88
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The Blake-Varley sketchbook of 1819
1969
89
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The illustrations of William Blake for Thornton's Virgil
1937
90
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poems of Thomas Gray
[2013]
91
Mayer, Joseph, 1803–1886
Early exhibitions of art in Liverpool ..
1876
92
Walker, A. (Adam), 1730 or 31–1821
Remarks made in a tour from London to the lakes of Westmoreland and Cumberland
M,DCC,XCII [1792]
93
The primer
[1844]
94
Lysons, Samuel, 1763–1819
An account of the remains of a Roman villa discovered at Bignor
1820
95
Les delices des chateaux royaux, or, A pocket companion to the royal palaces of Windsor, Kensington, Kew, and Hampton Court
[1785]
96
Duncumb, John, 1765–1839
Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Hereford
1804-1882
97
Weale, John, 1791–1862
Monograms, old architectural ornament, sacred illustrations, borders and alphabets,
[1852]
98
Taylor, Tom, 1817–1880
Handbook of the pictures in the International Exhibition of 1862
1862
99
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
The ethics of the dust
1866
100
Weld, Isaac, 1774–1856
Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of upper and lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797
1807
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