Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Period: 18th century / Associated Places: United Kingdom

1. Characters in the Streets of London

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 13/16 inches (30.2 x 40.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A Design for a Mural Executed in the Salon at Roehampton House, Surrey: Apollo Carrying off Aeneas in a Cloud

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 inches (14 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Castell Dinas Brân, Wales

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: ca. 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 13 × 19 5/8 inches (33 × 49.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Castle Acre Priory

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown wash, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (18.1 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. View near Aldenham, Herts

Creator:: Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/8 × 7 3/8 inches (12.4 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

Creator:: Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Section of Chimney Piece in the Hall

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (29.2 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash, graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (19.1 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Cascade at Chiswick House, Middlesex: Elevation and Plan

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: between 1720 and 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches (36.2 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (19.7 x 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: between 1728 and 1732
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black and brown ink, brown and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches (38.4 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, brown wash, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1738
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (28.6 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Treasury, Whitehall, London: Alternate Elevations of the Facade

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches (21.6 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Townsend's Building at Rousham, Oxfordshire: Elevation and Plan

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1738
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown wash within single-ruled pencil border on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 9 11/16 inches (34.3 x 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. King's Mews, Charing Cross, London: Section

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: 1731
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches (25.1 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Misses Sandby of Norwich

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches (13.3 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (25.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Crowcombe Court: a gentleman with his dog walking by the river

Creator:: Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, 1719–1791
Date:: ca. 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 18 3/16 inches (29.5 × 46.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.3 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. A London Riot

Creator:: Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 12 inches (12.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. River Forth with the Town and Castle of Stirling in the Distance

Creator:: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brown, gray, and yellow wash over graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper prepared with yellow wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (13.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Manwaring

27. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

Creator:: Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, graphite, and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 5/8 × 16 1/2 inches (27 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (21 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 13/16 inches (19.8 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Grotto and the Temple of Contemplation, Stowe

Creator:: Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
Date:: 1752
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 12 3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. A View of Bristol with Ratcilffe Church and Lime Kiln Dock

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches (26 x 62.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund in honor of John Baskett

32. West Cowes, Isle of Wight

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown and gray wash and pen brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches (14.3 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Miss Elizabeth Manwaring

33. A Farm near Windsor

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 17 1/2 inches (27.9 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Characters in the Streets of London

2. A Design for a Mural Executed in the Salon at Roehampton House, Surrey: Apollo Carrying off Aeneas in a Cloud

3. Castell Dinas Brân, Wales

4. Castle Acre Priory

5. View near Aldenham, Herts

6. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

7. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Section of Chimney Piece in the Hall

8. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

9. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

10. The Cascade at Chiswick House, Middlesex: Elevation and Plan

11. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

12. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

13. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

14. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration

15. Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan

16. Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation

17. The Treasury, Whitehall, London: Alternate Elevations of the Facade

18. Townsend's Building at Rousham, Oxfordshire: Elevation and Plan

19. King's Mews, Charing Cross, London: Section

20. The Misses Sandby of Norwich

21. A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne

22. Crowcombe Court: a gentleman with his dog walking by the river

23. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

24. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

25. A London Riot

26. River Forth with the Town and Castle of Stirling in the Distance

27. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

28. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

29. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

30. The Grotto and the Temple of Contemplation, Stowe

31. A View of Bristol with Ratcilffe Church and Lime Kiln Dock

32. West Cowes, Isle of Wight

33. A Farm near Windsor