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951
Reference Library
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Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
17
Nimrod, 1778–1843
6
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
6
Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
5
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
5
Storer, James, 1771–1853
5
Britton, John, 1771–1857
4
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
4
Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822–1870
4
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
4
Measom, George S
4
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
4
Strutt, Joseph, 1749–1802
4
Beattie, William, 1793–1875
3
Beckford, Peter, 1740–1811
3
Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
3
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776–1847
3
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741–1801
3
Loggan, David, 1635–1700?
3
Lysons, Samuel, 1763–1819
3
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2024-2025
1
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951
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19th century
524
18th century
226
17th century
145
20th century
47
16th century
14
21st century
1
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engraving
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wood engraving
195
etching
110
armorial bookplates (provenance)
98
aquatint
93
lithograph
87
map
68
stipple engraving
56
steel engraving
52
woodcut
47
private press books (publishing)
34
extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
33
mezzotint
32
drawing book
28
soft-ground etching
22
publisher's advertisement
21
guidebook
20
cityscape
17
annotations (provenance)
15
publishers' advertisement
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Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
28
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
27
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
25
Drawing -- Technique.
23
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
16
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
16
Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800.
15
Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800.
14
Painting -- Technique.
14
Voyages and travels.
14
Beaumont, Richard Blackett -- Bookplate.
12
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate.
11
Horses -- Early works to 1800.
11
London (England) -- Description and travel.
11
Horses -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.
10
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
9
Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.
9
Watercolor painting -- Technique.
9
Architecture -- Details.
8
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
8
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19th century
88
18th century
33
17th century
16
20th century
6
11th century
2
16th century
2
16th-18th centuries
1
Alfred, 871-899
1
Silurian
1
To 332 B.C
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
185
England
84
London
38
London (England)
32
Italy
22
France
19
United States
18
America
15
Edinburgh
11
West Indies
11
Europe
10
Edinburgh (Scotland)
9
Northwest Passage
9
Scotland
9
Canada
8
Waltham Saint Lawrence
8
Belgium
7
India
7
Netherlands
7
Oxford
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Raphael, 1483–1520
4
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824
3
Coke, Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, 1752–1842
3
Louis XIII, King of France, 1601–1643
3
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664–1726
3
Beckford, William, 1760–1844
2
Bickford family
2
Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, Viscount, 1780–1845
2
Charles I, King of England, 1600–1649
2
Cowper, William, 1731–1800
2
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
2
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
2
Hatherton, Edward John Walhouse Littleton, Baron, 1791–1863
2
Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631–1656
2
Lee family
2
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832
2
Mytton, John, 1796–1834
2
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
2
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733
2
Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817
2
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Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
10
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
9
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
4
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
4
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
2
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
1
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
34
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Clive Caplan
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Edward J. Levy, transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gordon S. Haight
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nancy H. Bartels
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
1
Language
English
799
French
60
German
30
Latin
30
Italian
16
Dutch
11
Undetermined
3
Portuguese
1
Spanish
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
MDCCLII. [1753]
2
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
3
Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750
A new treatise on the diseases of horses
MDCCLI [1751]
4
Semple, Elizabeth, active 1804–1816
Short stories, in words of two syllables
1820
5
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824
Letters and journals of Lord Byron
MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
6
Percy, Sholto, 1788–1852
London, or, Interesting memorials of its rise, progress and present state
1824
7
Harvey, William, 1578–1657
The anatomical exercises of Dr. William Harvey
[1928]
8
Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Traité des manieres de dessiner les ordres de l'architecture antique en toutes leurs parties
MVICLXIIII [1664, i.e. 1665]
9
The elegant repository and new-print magazine
[1791-1792]
10
Explication des cent estampes qui representent differentes nations du Levant
MDCCXV [1715]
11
Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788–1865
Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae
MDCCCLXIV [1864]
12
Adam, William, -1873
The gem of the peak, or, Matlock Bath and its vicinity
1843
13
Ovalle, Alonso de, 1601–1651
Historica relación del reyno de Chile
1646
14
Taylor, C. (Charles), 1756–1823
A familiar treatise on drawing, for youth
1820
15
Wallis, N
The complete modern joiner, or, A collection of original designs in the present taste for chimney-pieces and door-cases
[1772]
16
Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Des ordres de colõnes en l'architecture, et plusieurs aũes dependances dicelle
1664
17
Hall, John, Secretary to the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes
Novel designs for cottages and schools
1825
18
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677
The kingdome of England & principality of Wales
1644
19
Roscoe, Thomas, 1791–1871
Wanderings and excursions in North Wales
1853
20
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Collegiorum portae apud Cantabrigiam
[1825?]
21
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical builder, or, Workman's general assistant
MDCCLXXIV [1774]
22
Collins' national drawing books
[ca. 1880]
23
Beattie, William, 1793–1875
The castles and abbeys of England,
[between 1852 and 1856]
24
Cynegetica, or, Essays on sporting
1788
25
Daniel, William Barker, 1753?-1833
Rural sports
1807
26
Venegas, Miguel, 1680–1764
A natural and civil history of California
1759
27
Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich, 1770–1846
Voyage autour du monde, fait dans les années 1803, 1804, 1805 et 1806
1821
28
Webb, John, 1611–1672
A vindication of Stone-Heng restored
MDCLXV [l665]
29
Hanscomb, Brian
The phoenix
[2005]
30
[Trade catalog for Thomas Goode & Co.]
[approximately 1900?]
31
Faulkner, Thomas, 1777–1855
History and antiquities of Kensington
1820
32
Hakewill, James, 1778–1843
A picturesque tour of Italy
1820
33
Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
An history of the manor, and manor-house, of South Winfield, in Derbysire
MDCCXCCIII [1793]
34
Rocque, John, -1762
An exact survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, with the country near ten miles round
[1747]
35
Russel, James, ca. 1720–1763
Letters from a young painter abroad to his friends in England
1750
36
Peck, Francis, 1692–1743
Academia tertia anglicana, or, The antiquarian annals of Stanford in Lincoln, Rutland, and Northampton shires
1727
37
Bochius, Joannes, 1555–1609
Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum
MDCII [1602]
38
Sch, Henry
The history and origin of Manneken-Pis
[1860?]
39
[Selections from A new book of landskips]
[1776]
40
Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?
A rapture
MCMXXVII [1927]
41
Hayter, John, d 1755–1818
A report upon the Herculaneum manuscripts
1811
42
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
The designs of Inigo Jones
MDCCXXVII [1727]
43
Duncumb, John, 1765–1839
Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Hereford
1804-1882
44
Burnaby, Andrew, 1732–1812
Travels through the middle settlements in North America, in the years 1759 and 1760
1798
45
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682–1761
A voyage to North-America: undertaken by command of the present King of France
MDCCLXVI [1766]
46
Beechey, Frederick William, 1796–1856
Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's strait
MDCCCXXXI [1831]
47
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk
Printed in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
48
Captain Cook's florilegium
1973
49
Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823–1901
The instructive picture book, or, Lessons from the vegetable world
1858
50
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
A description of the Spanish islands and settlements on the coast of the West Indies
1762
51
Rose, Hugh, 1633–1686
A genealogical deduction of the family of Rose of Kilravock
1848
52
Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
An introduction to the general art of drawing,
1674
53
Horsfield, Thomas Walker, -1837
The history, antiquities, and topography of the county of Sussex
1835
54
Sterne, Laurence, 1713–1768
A sentimental journey through France and Italy
MCMXXVIII [1928]
55
Krider, John
Krider's sporting anecdotes
1853
56
Matthews, John, lieutenant in the Royal Navy
Twenty-one plans, with explanations of different actions in the West Indies, during the late war
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
57
Pritchard, John E
Old plans and views of Bristol
1926
58
Parkinson, William, fl. 1883–1895
Lively sallies
[1870?]
59
Pelletier, Bertrand, 1761–1797
Instruction sur l'art de séparer le cuivre du métal des cloches
l'an 2me. de la République française [1794]
60
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Remarks on rural scenery
1797
61
The garden of caresses
1934
62
Halen, Juan Van, 1790–1864
Narrative of Don Juan van Halen's imprisonment in the dungeons of the Inquisition at Madrid, and his escape in 1817 and 1818
1827
63
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
Engravings from the choicest works of Sir Thomas Lawrence ..
[1846]
64
Hort, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1803 or 4–1857
The white charger
MDCCCL [1850]
65
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Mechanick exercises, or, the doctrine of handy-works ...
66
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641
Le cabinet des plus beaux portraits des plusieurs princes & princesses, hommes illustres, fameux peintres & autres
MDCCXXVIII [1728]
67
Beattie, William, 1793–1875
Scotland
[approximately 1870?]
68
A map of the city and county of New York, with the adjacent cities of Brooklyn and Jersey City and the village of Williamsburg
1850-1851
69
Costumes des francaises depuis les Gaulois
1831
70
Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625–1709
The history of the Old Testament
1688-1690
71
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire
1812
72
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Traité d'architecture
[not before 1815?]
73
Royal Exchange (London, England). Joint Committee for Gresham Affairs
Royal Exchange
[1845]
74
Smith, George, upholsterer to His Majesty
A collection of ornamental designs after the manner of the antique
[1812]
75
Chubb's drawing book, and artists' assistant
1824
76
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
Ancient masonry, both in the theory and practice
MDCCXXXVI [1736]
77
Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822–1870
Scott and Sebright
1862
78
Measom, George S
The official illustrated guide to the London and South-Western, North and South Devon, Cornwall, and West Cornwall railway
[1864]
79
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
The art of engraving
1844
80
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552–1616
XXX. pieces d'architecture : tirees du tres exellent auteur Vincent Scamozze : et autres : tres necessaire a ceux qui sont Proffession de cet Art =
1660.]
81
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772
The gentleman's farriery, or, A practical treatise, on the diseases of horses
MDCCLIV [1754]
82
Jewell, John, of Harewood, Yorkshire
The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire
1822
83
Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints
[1698]
84
Pittman, Philip, active 1760–1770
The present state of the European settlements on the Missisippi
MDCCLXX [1770]
85
Jesse, John Heneage, 1815–1874
George Selwyn and his contemporaries
1843-1844
86
Measom, George S
The official illustrated guide to the Northern Railway of France, with six days in Paris
[1858]
87
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Academia nobilissimae artis pictoriae, sive, De veris & genuinis hujusdem proprietatibus, theorematibus, secretis atque requisitis aliis ...
anno MDLXXXIII [1683]
88
Botero, Giovanni, 1540–1617
Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world
1630
89
Shelvocke, George
A voyage round the world by way of the great South Sea
MDCCXXVI [1726]
90
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : began Jan. 1, 1677 : and intended to be continued monthly
1677-1680
91
George Cruikshank's table-book
MDCCCXLV [1845]
92
Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
Topographia Helvetiæ, Rhætiæ et Valesiæ
Im Jahr MDCLIV [1654]
93
Hawker, Peter, 1786–1853
Instructions to young sportsmen in all that relates to guns and shooting
1824
94
Atkinson, Christopher W. (Christopher William)
The emigrant's guide to New Brunswick, British North America
1842
95
Green, Valentine, 1739–1813
The history and antiquities of the city and suburbs of Worcester ...
MDCCXCVI [1796]
96
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784–1863
Sciography, or, Examples of shadows
1842
97
Hugo, Herman, 1588–1629
Pia desideria
M.DC.XXXII
98
March, T. C
Flower and fruit decoration
1862
99
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
The mystery of Edwin Drood
1937
100
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
Rokeby
MDCCCXXXVI [1836]
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