Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Subject Terms: botany

1. Undergrowth

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper on board
Dimensions:: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (16.5 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Rushes by a pool

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper on board
Dimensions:: 9 x 11 3/4 inches (22.9 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Study of Hollyhocks

Creator:: Attributed to John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Ellinor Guthrie (née Stirling)

Creator:: Frederic Leighton, 1830–1896
Date:: 1865
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 83 x 54 1/2 inches (210.8 x 138.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

5. Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel

Creator:: Tobias Stranover, 1684–after 1735
Date:: between 1710 and 1724
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 44 1/2 x 62 1/2 inches (113 x 158.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

Creator:: Philip Reinagle, 1749–1833
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (45.4 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. The Sense of Smell

Creator:: Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:: 1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Studies of Summer Flowers

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849
Date:: ca. 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/4 x 18 inches (37.5 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Girl with a Bouquet of Flowers

Creator:: Henry Walton, 1746–1813
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (23.5 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Poppies and Tradascanthus

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Flowers in a Delft Jar

Creator:: Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:: 1663
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. A Thistle

Creator:: Attributed to John Crome, 1768–1821
Date:: ca. 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 27 × 21 1/4 inches (68.6 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. An Egyptian Poppy and a Water Mole

Creator:: Attributed to John Crome, 1768–1821
Date:: ca. 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 29 1/2 × 24 1/4 inches (74.9 × 61.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Study of Poppies

Creator:: James Inskipp, 1790–1868
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on board
Dimensions:: 16 x 9 inches (40.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. Studies of Flowers

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849
Date:: 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 1/4 x 33 inches (48.9 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Flowers in a Pitcher

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (28.6 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. A Study of Ferns, Civitella

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1842
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on moderately thick, moderately textured, green wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/16 x 7 9/16 inches (15.7 x 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. What is Man!, Frontispiece; Plate 1

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Study of Trees, etc., in a Meadow

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: 1866
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 5 1/4 inches (20.3 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Bird's Nest with Sprays of Apple Blossoms

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1847
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Plums and Mulberries

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and gum over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Apple, Grapes and a Cob-Nut

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1850
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 7 3/8 inches (12.7 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. A Young Daughter of the Picts

Creator:: Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, ca. 1533–before 1588
Date:: ca. 1585
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache, touched with gold on parchment
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 7 3/8 inches (26 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Foliated Branch

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches (20 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Tree Study (Autumn Foliage)

Creator:: attributed to John Linnell, 1792–1882
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 1/8 inches (25.1 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Study of Undergrowth

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 8 inches (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Study of a Thistle and Other Plants, Sept. 8

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches (11.1 x 8.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Plant Study

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Docks, September 6, 1777

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches (9.8 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Study of a Thistle

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (18.4 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Study of Burdocks

Creator:: attributed to Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 x 6 15/16 inches (9.2 x 17.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Flower Girl

Creator:: John Young, 1755–1825
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches (41 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Undergrowth

2. Rushes by a pool

3. Study of Hollyhocks

4. Ellinor Guthrie (née Stirling)

5. Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel

6. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

7. The Sense of Smell

8. Studies of Summer Flowers

9. Girl with a Bouquet of Flowers

10. Poppies and Tradascanthus

11. Flowers in a Delft Jar

12. A Thistle

13. An Egyptian Poppy and a Water Mole

14. Study of Poppies

15. Studies of Flowers

16. Flowers in a Pitcher

17. A Study of Ferns, Civitella

18. What is Man!, Frontispiece; Plate 1

19. Study of Trees, etc., in a Meadow

20. Bird's Nest with Sprays of Apple Blossoms

21. Plums and Mulberries

22. Apple, Grapes and a Cob-Nut

23. A Young Daughter of the Picts

24. A Foliated Branch

25. Tree Study (Autumn Foliage)

26. Study of Undergrowth

27. Study of a Thistle and Other Plants, Sept. 8

28. Plant Study

29. Docks, September 6, 1777

30. Study of a Thistle

31. Study of Burdocks

32. The Flower Girl