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1. Benares

Benares
Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:
1873
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite and gouache on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 20 inches (34.3 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968

2. A River by a Rocky Bank with Figures, Possibly in India

A River by a Rocky Bank with Figures, Possibly in India
Creator:
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:
between 1783 and 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 3/4 inches (27 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Gateway of an Old Fort, Benares

Gateway of an Old Fort, Benares
Creator:
Lt. John Ritso, 1772–1866
Date:
1793 or 179(8)
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, brown ink and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 21 inches (37.1 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Ganges

The Ganges
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
1863
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 1/2 x 20 5/8 inches (36.8 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Allahabad, from the Right Bank of the Jumna

Allahabad, from the Right Bank of the Jumna
Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Date:
1865
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches (37.1 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A Dying Hindu Brought to the River Ganges

A Dying Hindu Brought to the River Ganges
Creator:
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk, red chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches (27 x 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Rocks at Colgong on the Ganges

Rocks at Colgong on the Ganges
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Part of the Ghaut at Hurdwar

Part of the Ghaut at Hurdwar
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Higham, 1796–1844
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Pilgrims, Benares

Pilgrims, Benares
Creator:
Print made by Ernest Stephen Lumsden, 1883–1948
Date:
1912
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/8 inches (22.2 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The Walter R. Callender, Yale BA 1894, Memorial Collection, Gift of Ivy Lee Callender, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

10. Scene at Colgong on the Ganges

Scene at Colgong on the Ganges
Creator:
Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (17.1 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

11. Bramha and Nursingdara Ghat, Varanasi

Bramha and Nursingdara Ghat, Varanasi
Creator:
William Daniell, 1769–1837
Date:
between 1788 and 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 19 inches (29.5 x 48.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Fakir's Rock at Sultanganj, on the Ganges River

Fakir's Rock at Sultanganj, on the Ganges River
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 × 29 7/8 inches (54.3 × 75.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Bridge and Patna Gate and Monghyr Fort

Bridge and Patna Gate and Monghyr Fort
Creator:
William Daniell, 1769–1837
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/16 × 20 3/4 inches (36.4 × 52.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. S.E. Fakeer's (Fakir's) Rock in the River Ganges near Sultaungunge (Sultanganj)

S.E. Fakeer's (Fakir's) Rock in the River Ganges near Sultaungunge (Sultanganj)
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/16 × 23 5/8 inches (41.8 × 60 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

15. The Meeting of the Ganges and the Jumna

The Meeting of the Ganges and the Jumna
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, pasted on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (14 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

16. Original Drawings for Choix de Vues de L'Inde and Others, Volume I

Original Drawings for Choix de Vues de L'Inde and Others, Volume I
Creator:
William Hodges, 1744–1797
Date:
between 1780 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Album of drawings on sheets of medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper on 19th century wash mounts
Dimensions:
Spine: 30 inches (76.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Original Drawings for Choix de Vues de L'Inde and Others, Volume II

Original Drawings for Choix de Vues de L'Inde and Others, Volume II
Creator:
William Hodges, 1744–1797
Date:
between 1780 and 1788
Dimensions:
Spine: 30 inches (76.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Ganges, Upper India

Ganges, Upper India
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 19 1/16 inches (28.1 × 48.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

19. Pilgrims at the Sacred Fair of Hurdwar

Pilgrims at the Sacred Fair of Hurdwar
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Higham, 1796–1844
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 1/2 inches (20.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

20. Le Banyan, Rives du Gange; Pondichéry

Le Banyan, Rives du Gange; Pondichéry
Creator:
Print made by François-Louis Couché, 1782–1849
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 inches (25.1 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

21. Pilgrims at the Source of the Ganges

Pilgrims at the Source of the Ganges
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Dean, active 1808–1933
Date:
1847
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 9 inches (15.2 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan

22. Cawnpore, On the Ganges

Cawnpore, On the Ganges
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed wood-engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 inches (24.4 × 33 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan