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1. The Blacksmith's Shop

The Blacksmith's Shop
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 1/2 x 41 inches (128.3 x 104.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
On view at YUAG

2. Winter Landscape

Winter Landscape
Creator:
George Smith, 1714–1776
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
16 3/4 × 26 inches (42.5 × 66 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Haycart Passing a Ruined Abbey

Haycart Passing a Ruined Abbey
Creator:
John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:
ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 x 22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. View on the Medway

View on the Medway
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. The Medway at Rochester

The Medway at Rochester
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
21 3/4 x 31 inches (55.2 x 78.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. A Philosopher in a Moonlit Churchyard

A Philosopher in a Moonlit Churchyard
Creator:
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 x 27 inches (86.4 x 68.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

7. Newark - upon - Trent

Newark - upon - Trent
Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 16 1/2 inches (30.5 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchester

The Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchester
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
between 1790 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 11 1/8 inches (22.9 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Ruins of the College of Lincluden, Near Dumfries

The Ruins of the College of Lincluden, Near Dumfries
Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:
ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 x 10 inches (18.1 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Ruins of Leiston Abbey

The Ruins of Leiston Abbey
Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches (24.8 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Kenilworth Castle, with Figures on the Hillside

Kenilworth Castle, with Figures on the Hillside
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 x 11 inches (22.9 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Nîmes from the Tour Magne

Nîmes from the Tour Magne
Creator:
William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:
ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper (original mount)
Dimensions:
Mount: 17 1/4 × 23 7/8 inches (43.8 × 60.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. A View at Terracina

A View at Terracina
Creator:
Jacob More, 1740–1793
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper in contemporary laid paper insert with pen and black ink, and gray wash boader
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 x 21 1/2 inches (40.6 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Composition: two travellers and a dog on a road passing cottages, with ruins on a hill

Composition: two travellers and a dog on a road passing cottages, with ruins on a hill
Creator:
Peter La Cave, active 1769–1810
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 7/8 inches (11.4 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. A Youth in a Farmyard with Pigs and Poultry

A Youth in a Farmyard with Pigs and Poultry
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (16.8 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Offer

The Offer
Creator:
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 7/8 inches (11.4 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury
Creator:
Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading an Inscription on a Tombstone beside a Ruined Church, Figures, Donkey, Sheep and Distant Mountains

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading an Inscription on a Tombstone beside a Ruined Church, Figures, Donkey, Sheep and Distant Mountains
Creator:
attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
1742
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 15 inches (29.2 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. William Daniell, the Artist's Nephew, Sketching a Ruined Temple at Zafarabad on the Gumti River

William Daniell, the Artist's Nephew, Sketching a Ruined Temple at Zafarabad on the Gumti River
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches (22.5 x 34.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. 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

21. Landscape

Landscape
Creator:
Nicholas Thomas Dall, op.1748–, d.1777
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 19 3/16 inches (34.8 x 48.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Sisters Contemplating on Mortality

Sisters Contemplating on Mortality
Creator:
Print made by Robert Dunkarton, 1744–1811
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint (first state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 14 1/4 inches (50.8 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
1779 to 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching in gray ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 9/16 inches (30.2 × 39.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Remains of a Bridge at San-Sien-Wey on the Pei-Ho near Tong-Tcheou, August 15, 1793

Remains of a Bridge at San-Sien-Wey on the Pei-Ho near Tong-Tcheou, August 15, 1793
Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 x 7 7/8 inches (10.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Church of S. Domenico near Sora built upon the ruins of Cicero's Villa

Church of S. Domenico near Sora built upon the ruins of Cicero's Villa
Creator:
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 1/4 inches (39.5 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. View of a Portico by the Side of a River, with Herdsmen and Cattle

View of a Portico by the Side of a River, with Herdsmen and Cattle
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 x 16 5/16 inches (28 x 41.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Theodore Sizer

27. Scene of a Storm, with a Vessel Wrecked

Scene of a Storm, with a Vessel Wrecked
Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 16 15/16 inches (28.2 x 43 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Theodore Sizer

28. Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen

Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, white gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 19 1/4 inches (30.8 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Views in the Levant: Landscape with Travellers Resting under Tree, Temple of Minerva, Medici, Rome

Views in the Levant: Landscape with Travellers Resting under Tree, Temple of Minerva, Medici, Rome
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite; squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 18 1/2 inches (29.2 × 47 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Baskerville House, the Residence of John Ryland, Esq.

Baskerville House, the Residence of John Ryland, Esq.
Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (21.6 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Bordesley Hall, the Seat of John Taylor, Esq.

Bordesley Hall, the Seat of John Taylor, Esq.
Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 10 9/16 inches (21.7 x 26.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The House of William Russell, Esq., Showell Green

The House of William Russell, Esq., Showell Green
Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, pasted on left edge to B1977.14.14752b
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 13/16 inches (21.8 x 30 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The House of William Russell, Esq., Showell Green: English and French Text

The House of William Russell, Esq., Showell Green: English and French Text
Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Letterpress on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper (page in book), pasted on left edge to B1977.14.14752a
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 11 15/16 inches (20.6 x 30.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Priory Old House, Thetford

Priory Old House, Thetford
Creator:
Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:
1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 9/16in. (23.5 x 37cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove