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1. 'What, though my soul fantastick measures trod' (Page 4)

'What, though my soul fantastick measures trod' (Page 4)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

2. 'The present moment terminates our sight' (Page 13)

'The present moment terminates our sight' (Page 13)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

3. 'O treacherous conscience!' (Page 27)

'O treacherous conscience!' (Page 27)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

4. 'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours' (Page 31)

'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours' (Page 31)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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. 'Where sense runs savage broke from reason's chain' (Page 46)

'Where sense runs savage broke from reason's chain' (Page 46)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

6. 'The vale of death! that hush'd cimmerian vale' (Page 54)

'The vale of death! that hush'd cimmerian vale' (Page 54)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

7. 'Trembling each gulp, lest death should snatch the bowl' (Page 57)

'Trembling each gulp, lest death should snatch the bowl' (Page 57)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

8. 'Emblem of that which shall awake the dead' (Page 19)

'Emblem of that which shall awake the dead' (Page 19)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

9. 'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)

'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

10. 'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)

'As if the sun could envy, check'd his beam' (Page 49)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

11. 'Ungrateful, shall we grieve their hovering shades' (Page 55)

'Ungrateful, shall we grieve their hovering shades' (Page 55)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

12. 'This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace' (Page 63)

'This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace' (Page 63)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

13. The Christian Triumph; Title Page

The Christian Triumph; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

14. 'Its favours here are trials, not rewards' (Page 12)

'Its favours here are trials, not rewards' (Page 12)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

15. Night the Second. On Time, Death and Friendship; Title Page

Night the Second. On Time, Death and Friendship; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

16. Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page

Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

17. 'Swift on His Downy Pinion Flies from Woe' (Page 1)

'Swift on His Downy Pinion Flies from Woe' (Page 1)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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. 'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)

'One radiant mark, – the death-bed of the just' (Page 41)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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. Night the Third. Narcissa; Title Page

Night the Third. Narcissa; Title Page
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

20. 'Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee' (Page 33)

'Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee' (Page 33)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

21. 'Love, and love only, is the loan for love' (Page 37)

'Love, and love only, is the loan for love' (Page 37)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

22. 'Behold him, when past by; what then is seen' (Page 25)

'Behold him, when past by; what then is seen' (Page 25)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

23. 'Till at Death's toll, whose restless iron tongue' (Page 7)

'Till at Death's toll, whose restless iron tongue' (Page 7)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

24. 'The longest night though longer far, would fail' (Page 15)

'The longest night though longer far, would fail' (Page 15)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

25. 'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)

'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in 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

26. Caernarvon Castle

Caernarvon Castle
Creator:
Sir Robert Ker Porter, 1777–1842
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 12 3/4 inches (26.7 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Shore Scene with Sailing Ship at Quay

Shore Scene with Sailing Ship at Quay
Creator:
John Thirtle, 1777–1839
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 3/4 inches (23.5 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection