Materials & Techniques: gray wash / Period: 19th century / Subject Terms: marine art

1. Study of Waves

Creator:: attributed to Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown washes with white gouache over graphite on thick, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 7/8 inches (14.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Corbeaux Town, Port of Spain

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, gray wash, black wash, graphite and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

Creator:: Alfred Edward Chalon, 1780–1860
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink with gray wash and scraping over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (49.6 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

Creator:: Lewis Vaslet, 1742–1808
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 × 19 5/8 inches (38.1 × 49.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Cedros Bay

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, gray wash, black wash, graphite, gouache and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Los Gallos, Icacos Bay

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, gray wash, black wash, graphite, gouache and scratching out on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Bocas from the Old Fort, Macqueripe

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, gray wash, black wash, gouache, graphite, and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Goat Hill and Ships

Creator:: Lt. Paul Sandby, ca. 1820
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 11 1/8 inches (14.9 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. View of Carlisle Bay, Barbados, with Ships and Boat

Creator:: Lt. Paul Sandby, ca. 1820
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 10 1/4 inches (14.9 × 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Wreck of the Apollo Frigate, 1803

Creator:: William H. Overend, 1851–1898
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, white gouache, and pen and black ink on very thick, smooth, cream wove card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 3/8 inches (35.6 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

11. A Squall

Creator:: Lionel Constable, 1828–1887
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper laid to beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 5/8 inches (10.5 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Egyptian View - A Bay

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 × 7 1/2 inches (10.5 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Rosetta, Egypt

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 7 1/2 inches (9.2 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Alexandria, Egypt

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 7 1/2 inches (9.2 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Caledonia and Craig Islands

Creator:: Michel Jean Cazabon, 1813–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, black wash, gray wash, graphite, gouache, and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Sailing Barges and Boats in a Choppy Sea

Creator:: George Chambers, 1803–1840
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 11 1/8 inches (17.5 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Egyptian Fort

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 7 1/8 inches (9.2 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. A Felucca in the Foreground with a Fort in the Background

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 7 1/4 inches (8.9 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Ruins of The Ptolomean Library

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 × 7 1/2 inches (10.2 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Cader Idris from the Mawddach Estuary above Barmouth

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches (12.1 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Study of Waves

2. Corbeaux Town, Port of Spain

3. Cleopatra on the Cydnus to Meet Antony

4. The Spoiled Child, Scene VI

5. Cedros Bay

6. Los Gallos, Icacos Bay

7. The Bocas from the Old Fort, Macqueripe

8. Goat Hill and Ships

9. View of Carlisle Bay, Barbados, with Ships and Boat

10. The Wreck of the Apollo Frigate, 1803

11. A Squall

12. Egyptian View - A Bay

13. Rosetta, Egypt

14. Alexandria, Egypt

15. Caledonia and Craig Islands

16. Sailing Barges and Boats in a Choppy Sea

17. Egyptian Fort

18. A Felucca in the Foreground with a Fort in the Background

19. Ruins of The Ptolomean Library

20. Cader Idris from the Mawddach Estuary above Barmouth