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Exhibition

Innocence and Experience: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

Overview Exhibition Objects

Design Fragment for the Left Side of the 'Fonte Gaia' in Siena, Jacopo della Quercia (Jacopo di Pietro d’Angelo di Guarnieri) Italian, Pen and medium brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint and ruling, on vellum, glued onto secondary paper support — Design Fragment for the Left Side of the 'Fonte Gaia' in Siena
Jacopo della Quercia (Jacopo di Pietro d’Angelo di Guarnieri)
1415–16

Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple., Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) Italian, Pen and pale grayish brown ink, brush and pale grayish brown wash (figural scene), pen and pale brown ink, over construction in leadpoint, ruling and compass work (ornamental parts), ruled lines in red ink, notes and words in pen and dark brown ink (musical score), on vellum — Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple.
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni)
1408–11

Free Copy of Giotto's "Navicella" (recto); Copy of Adam in Masaccio's "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden", and other Figure Studies (verso), Parri Spinelli (recto) Italian, Pen and brown ink (recto and verso). glued onto a secondary backing sheet of paper drawn in pen and brown ink, over black chalk — Free Copy of Giotto's "Navicella" (recto); Copy of Adam in Masaccio's "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden", and other Figure Studies (verso)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1420

Four Saints (recto); Two Saints, Seated Madonna, and Kneeling Figure (verso), Anonymous, Italian, probably Umbrian, 14th century Italian, Pen and brown ink, highlighted with white gouache — Four Saints (recto); Two Saints, Seated Madonna, and Kneeling Figure (verso)
Anonymous, Italian, probably Umbrian, 14th century
1375–1400

Study of a Seated Mannequin with an Arrangement of Drapery, for a Figure of the Virgin, Anonymous, North-Italian, probably Lombard, 15th century Italian, Pen with two colors of brown ink and wash (warm brown and grayish), highlighted with white gouache, over grayish black chalk, on gray-blue paper — Study of a Seated Mannequin with an Arrangement of Drapery, for a Figure of the Virgin
Anonymous, North-Italian, probably Lombard, 15th century
15th century

Three Standing Figures (recto); Seated Woman and a Male Hermit in Half-length (verso), Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of charcoal or black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, brush with touches of brown wash, over traces of charcoal or black chalk (verso) — Three Standing Figures (recto); Seated Woman and a Male Hermit in Half-length (verso)
Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)
1435–38

The Resurrection, Marco Zoppo (Marco Ruggeri known as Lo Zoppo) Italian, White tempera, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper washed light-brown of slightly greenish tint — The Resurrection
Marco Zoppo (Marco Ruggeri known as Lo Zoppo)
ca. 1465–70

Standing Youth with Hands Behind His Back, and a Seated Youth Reading (recto); Two Studies of Hands (verso), Filippino Lippi Italian, Metalpoint, highlighted with white gouache, on pink prepared paper (recto); metalpoint, on pink prepared paper (verso) — Standing Youth with Hands Behind His Back, and a Seated Youth Reading (recto); Two Studies of Hands (verso)
Filippino Lippi
1457/58–1504

Sketches of Figures of the Virgin Kneeling, Saint Peter Standing, Seated Allegorical Figures of Faith and Charity, and Child Standing on a Corbel (?) (recto); Sketches of Figures of Saint Sebastian Standing and the Virgin and Child with Angels (verso), Francesco di Simone Ferrucci Italian, Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk, on rose-washed paper — Sketches of Figures of the Virgin Kneeling, Saint Peter Standing, Seated Allegorical Figures of Faith and Charity, and Child Standing on a Corbel (?) (recto); Sketches of Figures of Saint Sebastian Standing and the Virgin and Child with Angels (verso)
Francesco di Simone Ferrucci
1487–88

Studies of a Stag, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink — Studies of a Stag
Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)
1430s

Studies of a Stag, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink — Studies of a Stag
Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)
1430s

A Lion Confronting a Dragon, Anonymous, Italian, Tuscan, 16th century Italian, Pen and brown ink — A Lion Confronting a Dragon
Anonymous, Italian, Tuscan, 16th century
ca. 1500–1510

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto), Andrea del Verrocchio Italian, Pen and dark brown ink, over traces of black chalk — Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto)
Andrea del Verrocchio
ca. 1480–88

Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso), Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, on gray-green prepared paper (recto); pen and brown ink on unprepared off-white paper (verso) — Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1489–90

A Small Town on the Crest of a Slope, Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino) Italian, Pen and brown ink — A Small Town on the Crest of a Slope
Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino)
1504–07

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sketch for the same (verso), William Blake British, Watercolor, pen and black ink, over graphite — Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sketch for the same (verso)
William Blake
ca. 1803

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10), William Blake British, Watercolor, pen and black ink, brush and wash, over traces of graphite — Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)
William Blake
ca. 1803–5

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, William Blake British, Watercolor, pen and black ink, brush and wash, over graphite — The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
William Blake
ca. 1799–1800

Pity, William Blake British, Relief etching, printed in color and finished with pen and ink and watercolor — Pity
William Blake
William Shakespeare
ca. 1795

God Judging Adam, William Blake British, Color relief etching finished with pen and ink and watercolor — God Judging Adam
William Blake
ca. 1795

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul: Combined Title-page, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul: Combined Title-page
William Blake
[1789–94] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Frontispiece, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Frontispiece
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Title Page, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Title Page
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Introduction, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Introduction
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Shepherd, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Shepherd
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green (second plate), William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green (second plate)
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Lamb, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Lamb
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Blossom, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Blossom
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Little Boy Lost, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Little Boy Lost
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Little Boy Found, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Little Boy Found
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Laughing Song, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Laughing Song
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song (second plate), William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: A Cradle Song (second plate)
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: The Divine Image, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: The Divine Image
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Spring, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Spring
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Spring (second plate), William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Spring (second plate)
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence: Infant Joy, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Innocence: Infant Joy
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Frontispiece, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Frontispiece
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Title-page, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Title-page
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Introduction, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Introduction
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Clod & the Pebble, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Clod & the Pebble
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Holy Thursday, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Holy Thursday
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Chimney Sweeper, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Chimney Sweeper
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Nurses Song, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Nurses Song
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Sick Rose, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Sick Rose
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Fly, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Fly
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Angel, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Angel
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Tyger, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Tyger
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Garden of Love, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Garden of Love
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: London, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: London
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Human Abstract, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Human Abstract
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: Infant Sorrow, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: Infant Sorrow
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree
William Blake
[1794] printed ca. 1825

Songs of Experience: The Voice of the Ancient Bard, William Blake British, Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold — Songs of Experience: The Voice of the Ancient Bard
William Blake
[1789] printed ca. 1825

The Sailor's Orphans, or the Young Ladies' Subscription, William Ward British, Hand-colored mezzotint — The Sailor's Orphans, or the Young Ladies' Subscription
Multiple artists/makers
June 1, 1800

Schoolboys Giving Charity to a Blind Man, John Raphael Smith British, Hand-colored mezzotint; second state — Schoolboys Giving Charity to a Blind Man
Multiple artists/makers
1781

The Golden Age, Valentine Green British, Mezzotint — The Golden Age
Multiple artists/makers
June 4, 1777

The Sliver Age, John Raphael Smith British, Mezzotint; second state of two — The Sliver Age
Multiple artists/makers
January 30, 1778

A Lion (A Lion Resting on a Rock), George Stubbs British, Etching with roulette work; only state — A Lion (A Lion Resting on a Rock)
George Stubbs
May 1, 1788

A Sleeping Leopard, George Stubbs British, Soft-ground etching with roulette work; second state of two — A Sleeping Leopard
George Stubbs
January 1, 1791

A Tyger, John Murphy Irish, Mezzotint — A Tyger
Multiple artists/makers
1790

The Flood, Edward Calvert British, Lithograph — The Flood
Edward Calvert
1829

Ideal Pastoral Life, Edward Calvert British, Lithograph — Ideal Pastoral Life
Edward Calvert
1829

The Ploughman, Edward Calvert British, Wood engraving on India paper; third state of three — The Ploughman
Edward Calvert
1827

The Cyder Feast, Edward Calvert British, Wood engraving on India paper; third state of three — The Cyder Feast
Edward Calvert
1828

"The Entertaining History of Little Jack" [School piece or Penmanship sheet], John Bewick British, Etching and engraving; late impression — "The Entertaining History of Little Jack" [School piece or Penmanship sheet]
Multiple artists/makers
November 10, 1806

Puss in Boots, an entertaining School-Piece: by Young Slyboots [School piece or Penmanship sheet], Laurie & Whittle British, Etching and engraving; late impression — Puss in Boots, an entertaining School-Piece: by Young Slyboots [School piece or Penmanship sheet]
Laurie & Whittle
November 13, 1802

The Art of Preparing and Making the Materials used in Writing [School piece or Penmanship sheet], Carington Bowles I British, Etching and engraving, with pen and ink — The Art of Preparing and Making the Materials used in Writing [School piece or Penmanship sheet]
Carington Bowles I
Joshua Brookes
1786

Madame Alexandre Lethière and Her Daughter Letizia, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Graphite — Madame Alexandre Lethière and Her Daughter Letizia
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
ca. 1815

Portrait of a mother and child, John Linnell British, Graphite with watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) — Portrait of a mother and child
John Linnell
1823

The Young Family, Lorenz Frølich Danish, Pen and dark brown and reddish brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite — The Young Family
Lorenz Frølich
1835–1903

Child in a Crib, Lorenz Frølich Danish, Pen and dark brown and reddish-brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite — Child in a Crib
Lorenz Frølich
1835–1903

Mother Watching Over Two Young Children Playing (recto); Baby in a Bassinet (verso), Lorenz Frølich Danish, Pen and black and brown ink with brush and gray wash over graphite — Mother Watching Over Two Young Children Playing (recto); Baby in a Bassinet (verso)
Lorenz Frølich
1835–1903

Two Seated Italian Women with a Baby in a Cradle, Kristian Zahrtmann Danish, Charcoal; framing lines in charcoal (or graphite?), by the artist — Two Seated Italian Women with a Baby in a Cradle
Kristian Zahrtmann
1889

La Sortie de bébé, Marcellin Desboutin French, Drypoint; second state of two — La Sortie de bébé
Marcellin Desboutin
1878

Maternal Caress, Mary Cassatt American, Compressed charcoal and graphite over some charcoal lines — Maternal Caress
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1891

Maternal Caress, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint, aquatint and softground etching, printed in color from three plates; sixth state of six (Mathews & Shapiro) — Maternal Caress
Mary Cassatt
Monsieur LeRoy
1890–91

Nursing, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint; third state of three — Nursing
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1890

Bill Lying on His Mother's Lap, Mary Cassatt American, Soft-ground etching and aquatint; fourth state of five — Bill Lying on His Mother's Lap
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1889

Peasant Mother and Child, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint and aquatint, printed in color from three plates; tenth state of ten — Peasant Mother and Child
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1894

The Birth of Annette, Edouard Vuillard French, Color lithograph on China paper; trial proof of undescribed early state — The Birth of Annette
Edouard Vuillard
ca. 1899

Mother and Child, back cover illustration for "Petit Solfège illustré", Pierre Bonnard French, Lithograph; touched proof — Mother and Child, back cover illustration for "Petit Solfège illustré"
Pierre Bonnard
Allier Père et Fils
1893

Family Scene, from "L'Estampe Originale", Pierre Bonnard French, Color lithograph — Family Scene, from "L'Estampe Originale"
Pierre Bonnard
André Marty
March 30, 1893

Municipal Shelter, Käthe Kollwitz German, Lithograph — Municipal Shelter
Käthe Kollwitz
1926

Worker Woman with Sleeping Boy, Käthe Kollwitz German, Lithograph — Worker Woman with Sleeping Boy
Käthe Kollwitz
1927

The Drawing Lesson (Berthe Morisot and her Daughter), Berthe Morisot French, Drypoint on wove paper — The Drawing Lesson (Berthe Morisot and her Daughter)
Berthe Morisot
Julie Manet
1889

Portrait of Berthe Morisot, Marcellin Desboutin French, Drypoint; second state of two — Portrait of Berthe Morisot
Marcellin Desboutin
Berthe Morisot
ca. 1876

L'Homme à la pipe, Marcellin Desboutin French, Etching, drypoint, and roulette — L'Homme à la pipe
Marcellin Desboutin
Marcellin Desboutin
1879

Portrait of Félix Bracquemond, from "L'Art", Félix Bracquemond French, Etching — Portrait of Félix Bracquemond, from "L'Art"
Multiple artists/makers
1878

Portrait of the artist, Alphonse Legros French and British, Etching and drypoint; third state of four — Portrait of the artist
Alphonse Legros
1880

Portrait of Comte Lepic, Marcellin Desboutin French, Drypoint; sixth state of seven — Portrait of Comte Lepic
Marcellin Desboutin
Ludovic Lepic
1876

Portrait of Edgar Degas in profile

Michel Manzi

Edgar Degas

1886

Portrait of Edgar Degas, wearing a hat, Marcellin Desboutin French, Drypoint; first state of two — Portrait of Edgar Degas, wearing a hat
Marcellin Desboutin
Edgar Degas
1876

The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes, Walter Crane British, Illustrations: color wood engraving — The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes
Multiple artists/makers
1878

The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters, Walter Crane British, Illustrations: wood engraving, printed in color — The Baby's Opera, A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses... the Music by the Earliest Masters
Multiple artists/makers
1877

A Day in a Child's Life, Kate Greenaway British, Illustrations: color wood engraving — A Day in a Child's Life
Multiple artists/makers
[1881]

"Nursery Songs"―cover design, Paul Vincent Woodroffe British, born India, Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite — "Nursery Songs"―cover design
Paul Vincent Woodroffe
Joseph Samuel Moorat
February 21, 1907

"Hey Diddle Diddle"―page design, Paul Vincent Woodroffe British, born India, Pen and black ink, watercolor and graphite — "Hey Diddle Diddle"―page design
Paul Vincent Woodroffe
Joseph Samuel Moorat
January 21, 1907

Le Journal de Bébé, Marie-Madelaine Franc-Nohain French — Le Journal de Bébé
Marie-Madelaine Franc-Nohain
Editions Bernard Grasset
1914