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1. The Torre de Comares, Alhambra, 1835

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor, and gouache, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (37.1 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Interior of an Eastern House

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1840 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 13 3/4 inches (25.4 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Game Keeper and Boy Ferreting a Rabbit

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (26.7 x 19.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, Constantinople

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (36.8 x 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Main Entrance of Great Mosque, (Ulu cami) Bursa, Turkey,

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1840 and 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (29.8 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Ramesseum at Thebes

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1841 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 20 1/8 inches (34.9 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. A Bedouin Encampment; or, Bedouin Arabs

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1841 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 20 3/8 inches (34.9 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Interior of the Great Mosque, (Ulucami) Bursa, Turkey

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1840 and 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 17 inches (27.9 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1842 and 1843
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, red chalk, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/8 x 14 1/2 inches (51.1 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Temple of Edfou, Upper Egypt

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1841 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches (32.7 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Head Keeper, Windsor Castle, 1826

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, red chalk, conté crayon, graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches (28.6 x 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. St. Goarhausen on the Rhine between Koblenz and Mainz

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 8 inches (17.1 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Via Mala

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches (21.9 x 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Highland Hospitality

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, gum, and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 1/8 x 29 7/8 inches (56.2 x 75.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Study for the Proclamation of Don Carlos

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1834 and 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, black chalk and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (44.5 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Woman in Egyptian Dress

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on heavy card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches (42.2 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Valley of Lutscheuen

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, 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

18. A Street Scene in Granada on the Day of the Bullfight

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, red chalk, graphite and gum with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 11 3/8 inches (43.2 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Tyrolese Hunters

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1827 and 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on heavy card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 8 1/8 inches (27.9 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. A Greek Girl Standing on a Balcony

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper, laid down on contemporary mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches (42.5 x 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Venice: The Grand Canal and Rialto

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches (19.4 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Roman Pilgrims

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1854
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, gum and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 7/8 × 30 1/8 inches (55.6 × 76.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Head of a Young Woman

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1838 and 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, black chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 13 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches (34.6 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Seated Turk

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: between 1840 and 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 11 5/8 inches (43.2 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Gray Mare and a Chestnut Foal

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1846
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache and graphite with scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 16 1/4 inches (28.9 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Figures and Animals in a Vineyard

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: ca. 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache with gum over graphite, with scratching out on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (41.9 × 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1856
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 1/4 x 53 1/2 inches (66.7 x 135.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, black chalk, and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches (27 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Study of a Lioness

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: ca. 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on buff wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (36.4 x 42.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Man in Egyptian Dress

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, red chalk, and graphite with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 x 11 1/2 inches (43.2 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Henry Fuseli

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Study of a Crouching Fox, Facing Right

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (17.1 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Mountain Landscape

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches (11.7 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Old Palace Yard from the South

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint, hand-colored
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Set of seven [Animals]. 1. [Head of a lion]. 2. Head of a lion. 3. Sleeping Lion and Lioness. 4. Sleeping Lion. 6. Lion and Lioness. 7. Head of a Tigress.

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1824-1825
Materials & Techniques:: Etching
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 1/8in. (21 x 30.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Lewis's illustrations of Constantinople : made during a residence in that city in the years 1835-6 / arranged and drawn on stone from the original sketches of Coke Smyth, by John F. Lewis.

Creator:: Lewis, John Frederick, 1804–1876
Date:: [18--?]
Physical Description:: 1 v. : ill. ; 56 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Sketches of Spain and spanish character.

Creator:: Lewis, John Frederick, 1804–1876
Date:: 1836
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. Lewis's Sketches and drawings, of the Alhambra, made during a residence in Granada, in the years 1833-4. Drawn on stone by J.D. Harding, R.J. Lane, A.R.A., W. Gauci, & John F. Lewis.

Creator:: Lewis, John Frederick, 1804–1876
Date:: [1835]
Physical Description:: 2 p.., 25 col. plates. 56 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. To the Right Honble. Mary Countess Harcourt these etchings of domestic subjects &c. are respectfully dedicated / by her obliged and very faithful servant J.F. Lewis.

Creator:: Lewis, John Frederick, 1804–1876
Date:: [1825-1836]
Physical Description:: [13] prints : etchings ; 40 x 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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1. The Torre de Comares, Alhambra, 1835

2. Interior of an Eastern House

3. Game Keeper and Boy Ferreting a Rabbit

4. A Turkish Araba Drawn by Two White Oxen, Constantinople

5. Main Entrance of Great Mosque, (Ulu cami) Bursa, Turkey,

6. The Ramesseum at Thebes

7. A Bedouin Encampment; or, Bedouin Arabs

8. Interior of the Great Mosque, (Ulucami) Bursa, Turkey

9. Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son

10. Temple of Edfou, Upper Egypt

11. A Head Keeper, Windsor Castle, 1826

12. St. Goarhausen on the Rhine between Koblenz and Mainz

13. The Via Mala

14. Highland Hospitality

15. Study for the Proclamation of Don Carlos

16. Woman in Egyptian Dress

17. The Valley of Lutscheuen

18. A Street Scene in Granada on the Day of the Bullfight

19. Tyrolese Hunters

20. A Greek Girl Standing on a Balcony

21. Venice: The Grand Canal and Rialto

22. Roman Pilgrims

23. Head of a Young Woman

24. Seated Turk

25. Gray Mare and a Chestnut Foal

26. Figures and Animals in a Vineyard

27. A Frank Encampment in the Desert of Mount Sinai. 1842 - The Convent of St. Catherine in the Distance

28. Study of a Lion and Study of a Lioness' Head

29. Study of a Lioness

30. Man in Egyptian Dress

31. Henry Fuseli

32. Study of a Crouching Fox, Facing Right

33. Mountain Landscape

34. Old Palace Yard from the South

35. Set of seven [Animals]. 1. [Head of a lion]. 2. Head of a lion. 3. Sleeping Lion and Lioness. 4. Sleeping Lion. 6. Lion and Lioness. 7. Head of a Tigress.

36. Lewis's illustrations of Constantinople : made during a residence in that city in the years 1835-6 / arranged and drawn on stone from the original sketches of Coke Smyth, by John F. Lewis.

37. Sketches of Spain and spanish character.

38. Lewis's Sketches and drawings, of the Alhambra, made during a residence in Granada, in the years 1833-4. Drawn on stone by J.D. Harding, R.J. Lane, A.R.A., W. Gauci, & John F. Lewis.

39. To the Right Honble. Mary Countess Harcourt these etchings of domestic subjects &c. are respectfully dedicated / by her obliged and very faithful servant J.F. Lewis.