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1. La Cava

La Cava
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Oil and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige-brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (12.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

2. Eragrostis Tef

Eragrostis Tef
Creator:
Andrew Fyfe, 1752–1824
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (40.3 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Milkweed, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 55 A]

Milkweed, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia, No. 55 A]
Creator:
Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th century
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 8 1/8 inches (35.4 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Nutmeg, Trinidad

Nutmeg, Trinidad
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Eucharis or Spider Lily

Eucharis or Spider Lily
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 inches (14.6 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. White Hibiscus

White Hibiscus
Creator:
Lionel Grimston Fawkes, 1849–1931
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 6 inches (17.8 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots

Brucea antidysenterica J. Miller (James Bruce's Tree): finished drawing of part stem with flowering shoots and leafy shoots
Creator:
Frederick P. Nodder, active 1773–1800
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 13/16 x 14 1/16 inches (47.8 x 35.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Dioecici (botanical specimen)

Dioecici (botanical specimen)
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 13/16 inches (27.9 × 22.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Dandelion

The Dandelion
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1909
Materials & Techniques:
Wood-engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 x 5 1/16 inches (15.1 x 12.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Maunoutehn

Maunoutehn
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 7 1/16 inches (13.8 × 17.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

11. Plant Sketches

Plant Sketches
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 3/8 inches (35.6 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

12. Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737

Pastinaca (Parsnip), Plate 379 from 'A Curious Herbal', volume II, London, 1737
Creator:
Print made by Elizabeth Blackwell, died 1774
Date:
1737
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 9 1/8 inches (37.1 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

13. Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768

Caryophyllus X. Mercurius. Plate 67 from 'Hortus Nitidissimis Omnem per Annum Superbiens Floribus', Nuremberg, 1768
Creator:
Print made by Adam Ludwig Wirsing, 1733–1797
Date:
1768
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

14. Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797

Phalaena Aceris. Acer Rubrum (Grey Maple Moth, Red Maple), Plate 93 from James Edward Smith, the 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia', London, 1797
Creator:
Print made by John Harris the elder, 1767–1832
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving with original hand coloring on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 12 1/4 inches (40.6 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

15. The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812

The Blue Passion Flower, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, 'The Temple of Flora', London, 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, stipple and line engraving with hand coloring on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 7/8 inches (59.7 x 47.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

16. The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

The Dragon Arum, 1801, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826
Date:
December 1, 1801
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed mezzotint with hand coloring in waterclor on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (57.2 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

17. The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812

The White Lily with Variegated-Leaves, 1800, from Robert John Thornton, the 'Temple of Flora', 1799-1812
Creator:
Print made by Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint engraving with original hand color on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (51.8 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John D. Viener, Yale AB 1961

18. Aristolochia bilobata (Nimine)

Aristolochia bilobata (Nimine)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:
2010
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

19. Eryngium foetidum (Prue)

Eryngium foetidum (Prue)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:
2009
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

20. Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)

Veronica frutescens (Mazerine)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:
2009
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

21. Convolvulus jalapa (Yara)

Convolvulus jalapa (Yara)
Creator:
Joscelyn Gardner, born 1961
Date:
2010
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored lithograph on frosted mylar
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

22. Plant Study

Plant Study
Creator:
Robert Burrows, 1810–1883
Date:
1860s
Materials & Techniques:
Albumen print from wet collodion negative on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 6 1/8 inches (10.8 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro