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1. A Country House

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick,slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 10 inches (17.5 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

2. Knowsley Hall

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/16 x 15 1/16 inches (13.8 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

3. Knowsley Hall

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 15 inches (13.3 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

4. Knowsley Hall

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 15 inches (27.3 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

5. Heveningham Hall, Suffolk

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1782 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 inches (17.1 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Design for a Country House

Creator:: James Lewis, 1751–1820
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor on smooth, thick, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 25 3/4 inches (20.3 × 65.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Rural Scene

Creator:: George Walker, active 1792–died 1795
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 1/16 inches (8.3 × 10.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. West Hill, the seat of D.H. Rucker

Creator:: Humphry Repton, 1752–1818
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 7 1/8 inches (13.3 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation

Creator:: Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 18 5/8 inches (36.8 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Court Front

Creator:: Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Date:: between 1718 and 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, gray wash, within triple-ruled border on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches (35.2 x 52.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Garden Stair, Haddon Hall

Creator:: William Callow, 1812–1908
Date:: 1849
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 7 1/4 × 11 inches (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Wanstead House

Creator:: Richard Westall, 1765–1836
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 1/8 inches (18.1 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan

Creator:: James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/4 x 14 9/16 inches (47.6 x 37 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Trees and River in the Park at Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Lecture House, Watford

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (32.4 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Kings Weston, Bristol: Basement Plan

Creator:: Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 18 9/16 inches (37.1 x 47.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Kings Weston, Bristol: Ground Floor Plan

Creator:: Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 9/16 x 18 9/16 inches (37 x 47.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Kings Weston, Bristol: Garden Front Elevation

Creator:: Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 9/16 x 18 1/8 inches (37 x 46 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Kings Weston, Bristol: Side Elevation

Creator:: Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:: ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 9/16 x 18 9/16 inches (37 x 47.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Garden Front

Creator:: Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Date:: between 1718 and 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and wash within triple-ruled border on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches (35.2 x 52.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Fortified House with Four Octagonal Courts: Basement Floor Plan

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with graphite on thick, smooth, cream vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 x 26 1/4 inches (63.5 x 66.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Lecture House, Watford

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches (32.4 x 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Gaunt's House, Wimborne

Creator:: John Preston Neale, 1771/80–1847
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on very thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 5 1/8 inches (8.7 × 13 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Preparatory drawing for Design 21, Plate 19 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 9 3/4 inches (17 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Preparatory drawing for Design 19, Plate 31 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Rereats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 × 3 1/2 inches (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Preparatory drawing for Design 20, Plate 18 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, pink laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/16 × 7 3/8 inches (8.1 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Preparatory drawing for Design 19, Plate 17 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 9 inches (14.3 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Preparatory drawing for Design 1, Plate 1 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 9/16 inches (13 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Preparatory drawing for Design 15, Plate 12 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 7 3/8 inches (11.7 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Preparatory drawing for Design 14, Plate 11 for A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 3/8in. (18.1 x 23.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Preparatory drawing for Design 30, Plate 31 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, sligihtly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 4 1/2 inches (12.2 × 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Preparatory drawing for Design 10, Plate 7 for A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/16 x 9 7/16in. (18.9 x 24cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Preparatory drawing for Designs 12 and 13, Plate 10 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 7/8in. (25.2 x 20cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Early state, with revisions, of Design 23, Plate 25 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4in. (23.5 x 19.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Creator:: John Preston Neale, 1771/80–1847
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, and white gouache with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted on very thick, smooth, card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 5 3/16 inches (9 × 13.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Addington Place, Surrey

Creator:: John Preston Neale, 1771/80–1847
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 9 inches (15.6 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Beddington Place, Surrey

Creator:: Robert Nash
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 15 15/16in. (20.3 x 40.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Two Sketches: Country House and Mountainous Landscape

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches (24.8 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Norton Hall, Cheshire: Ground Plan with Designs for a Canal

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1760 and 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 15 inches (24.4 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Design for an Unidentified Country House

Creator:: James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite, with pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 3/8 x 29 1/4 inches (51.8 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Studies, with Gardens, Possibly for a Talman Family House

Creator:: Verso by John Talman, 1677–1726
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and red chalk; verso: line engraving on thick, textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches (57.8 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Unidentified Country House: Ground Floor Plan

Creator:: Attributed to John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 × 19 3/4 inches (36.2 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Smithills Hall, Lancashire: Exterior View

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 x 20 1/2 inches (33.8 x 52 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Sarsden House and Gardens, Oxfordshire: Bird's-eye View

Creator:: Humphry Repton, 1752–1818
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 7/8 inches (24.1 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Hartwell, Buckinghamshire

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/16 x 21 1/16 inches (36.4 x 53.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. The Solent

Creator:: Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953
Date:: 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Drypoint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 13/16 x 15 3/8 inches (25 x 39 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

47. An unidentified Gothic Mansion: Side View of the House with Garden

Creator:: Joseph Murray Ince, 1806–1859
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 13 11/16in. (25.1 x 34.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. View of Erthig, Denbigshire, Wales

Creator:: Moses Griffith, 1747–1819
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 18 7/8in. (24.1 x 47.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. View of Baron Hill, Anglesey, Wales

Creator:: Moses Griffith, 1747–1819
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 x 17 1/2in. (25.9 x 44.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Design for a Country House

Creator:: James Lewis, 1751–1820
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor on smooth, thick, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 25 5/8 inches (21.9 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Rye House

Creator:: John Linnell, 1792–1882
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue-gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 15 1/2 inches (28.3 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Preparatory drawing for Design 9, Plate 6 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 9 1/8 inches (15.2 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Preparatory drawing for Design 16, Plate 12 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 9 inches (12.1 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. West Hill in Surrey, the Seat of D. H. Rucker Esqr.

Creator:: Print made by William Angus, 1752–1821
Date:: 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (20.9 × 26.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Lowther House, Westmorland: Lower Ground Floor Plan

Creator:: Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Date:: between 1718 and 1729
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, gray wash, within triple-ruled border on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches (45.1 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the East Front

Creator:: Roger Morris, 1695–1749
Date:: between 1732 and 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 16 5/16 inches (30.5 x 41.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the Court Front

Creator:: Roger Morris, 1695–1749
Date:: between 1732 and 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 18 3/16 inches (30.2 x 46.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Whitton Place, Middlesex: Elevation of the Garden Front

Creator:: Roger Morris, 1695–1749
Date:: between 1732 and 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 inches (31.4 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the Court Front

Creator:: Roger Morris, 1695–1749
Date:: between 1732 and 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches (31.4 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Preparatory drawing for Design 24, Plate 27 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

Creator:: James Malton, 1761–1803
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen and black ink on thin, slightly textured, pink and cream laid paper laid mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 8 1/16in. (25.1 x 20.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Corsham Court, Wiltshire: Elevation of the North Front

Creator:: John Nash, 1752–1835
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 14 3/8 inches (19.2 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Beddington Place, Surrey

Creator:: Robert Nash
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 16 1/4in. (20.3 x 41.3cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Design for a Tudoresque Villa

Creator:: Lewis Vulliamy, 1791–1871
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine:
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Design for a Tudoresque Villa

Creator:: Lewis Vulliamy, 1791–1871
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 12 inches (21.4 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Design for Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

Creator:: George Somers Clarke, 1825–1882
Date:: between 1855 and 1860
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache on smooth, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 17 inches (28.9 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. Denton Court

Creator:: Rev. Cooper Williams
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 14 inches (23.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Blickling Hall, Norwich

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 5/8 inches (47.9 x 62.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. Unidentified Country House: Rear Elevation

Creator:: Attributed to John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 17 9/16 inches (27 x 44.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Design for a Country House

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 3/4 inches (31.4 x 47.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Unidentified Country House: Ground Floor Plan

Creator:: Attributed to John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 x 20 3/8 inches (36.5 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, chalk and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 19 3/8 inches (33.8 × 49.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. A Regency House

Creator:: George Shepheard, ca. 1770–1842
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite with scraping on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 × 21 inches (37.2 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Unidentified Country House

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1700 and 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 1/4 inches (38.3 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. Crofton Hall, Yorkshire

Creator:: Robert Havell, 1769–1832
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint with etching, hand-colored on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 17 3/16 inches (29.2 x 43.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Cottager

Creator:: Engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 21 3/4 inches (44 × 55.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. English Country House, Family Group

Creator:: Attributed to John Mercer, 1791–1866
Date:: ca. 1860
Materials & Techniques:: Ambrotype on glass in metal passe-partout frame
Dimensions:: Overall: 4 × 5 inches (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

77. Abbotsford, Large Vignette

Creator:: Print made by William Forrest, 1802–1889
Date:: 1836
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. The Gair-loch, Ross-shire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: after 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. South West View of Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. North View of Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. West Front of Thornbury Catle, Gloucestershire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. South East View of Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Interior of a Rom in Samlesbury Hall; Lancashire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. South West View of Blithfield

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. South East View of Blithfield, Staffordshire; the Seat of the Right Honourable Lord Bagot

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. North Front of Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire; The Seat of the Marquis of Northampton

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. South View of Montacute House

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. South West View of Eastbury House, Essex

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 19 3/4 inches (34 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. South View of Sherbone Castle, Dorsetshire The Seat of the Earl of Digby

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. Ground Plan of Cobham Hall, Kent; The Seat of the Right Honourable the Earl of Darnley

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. South West View of Bourn Hall, Cambridgeshire; the Seat of the Right hon'ble, Earl Delawarr

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. South East View of Bourn Hall, Cambridgeshire, the Seat of the Right Hon'ble Earl DeLawarr

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

93. North West View of Cobham hall, Kent, the Seat of the Right honourable the Earl of Darnley

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

94. The Entrance to Burleigh park near Stamford

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

95. Interior View of the hall at Longleat; the Seat of the Marquis of Bath

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1821
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 14 inches (50.2 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

96. South East View of Chatsworth House

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. The Dining Room at Newby Hall, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Buckler FSA, 1770–1851
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 19 3/4 inches (35.6 × 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. Country Walks: Spring

Creator:: John Farleigh, 1900–1965
Date:: 1965
Materials & Techniques:: Chromolithograph
Dimensions:: Sheet: 38 3/8 x 24 7/8 inches (97.5 x 63.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

99. View of Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1844
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 14 1/4 inches (24.1 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Korn

100. Title Plans to Headfort House

Creator:: Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Date:: 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 5/16 x 16 inches (61.8 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. A Country House

2. Knowsley Hall

3. Knowsley Hall

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5. Heveningham Hall, Suffolk

6. Design for a Country House

7. Rural Scene

8. West Hill, the seat of D.H. Rucker

9. Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation

10. Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Court Front

11. Garden Stair, Haddon Hall

12. Wanstead House

13. Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan

14. The Trees and River in the Park at Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire

15. The Lecture House, Watford

16. Kings Weston, Bristol: Basement Plan

17. Kings Weston, Bristol: Ground Floor Plan

18. Kings Weston, Bristol: Garden Front Elevation

19. Kings Weston, Bristol: Side Elevation

20. Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Garden Front

21. Fortified House with Four Octagonal Courts: Basement Floor Plan

22. The Lecture House, Watford

23. Gaunt's House, Wimborne

24. Preparatory drawing for Design 21, Plate 19 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

25. Preparatory drawing for Design 19, Plate 31 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Rereats

26. Preparatory drawing for Design 20, Plate 18 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

27. Preparatory drawing for Design 19, Plate 17 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

28. Preparatory drawing for Design 1, Plate 1 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

29. Preparatory drawing for Design 15, Plate 12 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

30. Preparatory drawing for Design 14, Plate 11 for A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

31. Preparatory drawing for Design 30, Plate 31 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

32. Preparatory drawing for Design 10, Plate 7 for A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

33. Preparatory drawing for Designs 12 and 13, Plate 10 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

34. Early state, with revisions, of Design 23, Plate 25 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

35. Kingston Lacy, Dorset

36. Addington Place, Surrey

37. Beddington Place, Surrey

38. Two Sketches: Country House and Mountainous Landscape

39. Norton Hall, Cheshire: Ground Plan with Designs for a Canal

40. Design for an Unidentified Country House

41. Studies, with Gardens, Possibly for a Talman Family House

42. Unidentified Country House: Ground Floor Plan

43. Smithills Hall, Lancashire: Exterior View

44. Sarsden House and Gardens, Oxfordshire: Bird's-eye View

45. Hartwell, Buckinghamshire

46. The Solent

47. An unidentified Gothic Mansion: Side View of the House with Garden

48. View of Erthig, Denbigshire, Wales

49. View of Baron Hill, Anglesey, Wales

50. Design for a Country House

51. Rye House

52. Preparatory drawing for Design 9, Plate 6 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

53. Preparatory drawing for Design 16, Plate 12 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

54. West Hill in Surrey, the Seat of D. H. Rucker Esqr.

55. Lowther House, Westmorland: Lower Ground Floor Plan

56. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the East Front

57. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the Court Front

58. Whitton Place, Middlesex: Elevation of the Garden Front

59. Whitton House, Middlesex: Elevation of the Court Front

60. Preparatory drawing for Design 24, Plate 27 of A Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats

61. Corsham Court, Wiltshire: Elevation of the North Front

62. Beddington Place, Surrey

63. Design for a Tudoresque Villa

64. Design for a Tudoresque Villa

65. Design for Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

66. Denton Court

67. Blickling Hall, Norwich

68. Unidentified Country House: Rear Elevation

69. Design for a Country House

70. Unidentified Country House: Ground Floor Plan

71. Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire

72. A Regency House

73. Unidentified Country House

74. Crofton Hall, Yorkshire