Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Period: 19th century / Subject Terms: river

1. A Classical City

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 7 3/8 inches (12.7 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. A Moonlit Scene with a Winding River

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Black and brown wash, gouache, and gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (26.7 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Turin, Italy

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: after 1872
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in brown ink with brown wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (34.3 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Death of Ophelia

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gouache, and oil on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches (12.2 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Old London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral From the Thames

Creator:: David Cox, 1783–1859
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with scratching out on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 7 inches (10.5 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. View on the River Liris at Isola di Sora

Creator:: Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 1/8 inches (39.5 x 53.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Nocturnal View of Mountainous Landscape with River

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, sponging and scratching out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 5/8 inches (16.5 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Archers Stalking a Stag

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown wash, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (19.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, rough, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 7/16 x 9 7/16 inches (29.1 x 23.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Two Riders Fording a River

Creator:: Samuel Jackson, 1794–1869
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash over graphite with scraping on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches (31.4 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 15 5/8 inches (25.4 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Forested River Bank, Hill Town and Mountain Peaks in Distance

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 1/2 inches (18.5 x 26.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Allen Evarts Foster, B.A. 1906

13. Rocky River Landscape

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (18.7 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Travelers on a Road above a River

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (19.7 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Waterloo Bridge from the Garden of M. A. Taylor, Esq.

Creator:: William Parrott, 1813–ca. 1869
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 8 3/8 inches (11 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Roslyn Castle - a wooded river landscape

Creator:: Thomas Peploe Wood, 1817–1845
Date:: 1839
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with brown and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 inches (24.1 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Bridge over the Irwell and Entrance into Manchester

Creator:: Isaac Shaw, active 1830
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, brown ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 5/8 inches (16.5 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Maraval Dike

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white goauche and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 1/4 inches (19.4 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. On the Cimaronero River

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, black ink, brown wash, graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly texturer, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 7/8 inches (18.1 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Crossing the Bridge

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 5/8 inches (23.5 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Paris, A View of Pont au Changes

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1800 to 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Hand colored soft-ground etching with brown, gray, and blue wash on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 19 5/16 inches (23.2 × 49.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Design for Approaches to London Bridge

Creator:: Charles Robert Cockerell, 1788–1863
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen with brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches (24.8 x 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Trees by a River, Cloudy Sky

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black, brown and gray washes over graphite with scratching out on medium, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches (17.1 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Theater at Tien-Sin

Creator:: Thomas Allom, 1804–1872
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, pen and brown ink, graphite and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 7 1/2 inches (12.7 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Warwick Castle

Creator:: David Cox, 1783–1859
Date:: 1840s
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite, with scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches (24.8 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (15.9 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Castle at Alencon

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 13 inches (24.1 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. A Classical City

2. A Moonlit Scene with a Winding River

3. Turin, Italy

4. The Death of Ophelia

5. Old London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral From the Thames

6. View on the River Liris at Isola di Sora

7. Nocturnal View of Mountainous Landscape with River

8. Archers Stalking a Stag

9. Ships on a River with Buildings in the Distance

10. Two Riders Fording a River

11. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

12. Forested River Bank, Hill Town and Mountain Peaks in Distance

13. Rocky River Landscape

14. Travelers on a Road above a River

15. Waterloo Bridge from the Garden of M. A. Taylor, Esq.

16. Roslyn Castle - a wooded river landscape

17. Bridge over the Irwell and Entrance into Manchester

18. Maraval Dike

19. On the Cimaronero River

20. Crossing the Bridge

21. Paris, A View of Pont au Changes

22. Design for Approaches to London Bridge

23. Trees by a River, Cloudy Sky

24. The Theater at Tien-Sin

25. Warwick Castle

26. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

27. Castle at Alencon