Period: 18th century / Genre: landscape / Subject Terms: shore (landform)

1. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1795 and 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches (56.5 x 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. St. Paul's and Blackfriars Bridge

Creator:: William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:: between 1770 and 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 3/16 x 29 3/8 inches (51.3 x 74.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. 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

4. Dover

Creator:: Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782
Date:: between 1746 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 x 21 1/2 inches (43.2 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. View of Santa Cruz, Tenerife

Creator:: John Webber, 1752–1793
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 × 44 1/4 inches (68.6 × 112.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Vesuvius from Posillipo

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 25 × 33 inches (63.5 × 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Lago d'Agnano with the Grotta del Cane

Creator:: Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782
Date:: between 1770 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 1/2 × 21 inches (44.5 × 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Harbour of Pulo Condere

Creator:: John Webber, 1752–1793
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (19.7 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. The Gulf of Pozzuoli

Creator:: Gaspar Butler, active ca. 1718–1730
Date:: ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 1/2 x 65 1/2 inches (49.5 x 166.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Coastal Landscape with a Ferry Boat

Creator:: Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois, 1756–1811
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 × 21 1/8 inches (43.2 × 53.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. The Coast near Scheveningen with Fishing Pinks on the Shore

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 x 31 1/4 inches (50.8 x 79.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Windsor Castle from the Buckinghamshire Bank

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 37 x 68 inches (94 x 172.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Reggio di Calabria

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 7/16 inches (38.3 x 54.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Vauxhall Stairs, from Millbank, July 5, 1797

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 9/16 × 11 inches (24.3 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Brighton Town and Church

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 18 13/16 inches (30 × 47.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Coastal Scene

Creator:: Print made by Lydia Bates, active 1784
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (28.8 x 42.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Eastbourne from Lord G.: Cavendish's Seat in the Park

Creator:: John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/16 × 7 1/2 inches (13.5 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Findlater Castle, Banff

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1792 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and scratching out over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 3/4 x 11 11/16 inches (24.8 x 29.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Dumbarton Rock and Castle

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink and scraping over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches (22.4 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Valle Crucis Abbey, near Llangollen

Creator:: imitator of Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1798 and 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 inches (21 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Carnarvon Castle, North Wales

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (14 x 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Classical Landscape with Two Figures on Lake Shore

Creator:: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:: between 1745 and 1748
Materials & Techniques:: Brown and gray wash with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, prepared with yellow wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 3/4 inches (13.5 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Shipping Scene with Three Figures on shore

Creator:: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:: between 1745 and 1748
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite with some scraping on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, prepared with yellow wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 7 13/16 inches (13.7 x 19.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Madras

Creator:: William Daniell, 1769–1837
Date:: ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 24 1/16 inches (41.6 × 61.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, brown ground and varnish on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches (25.1 x 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. East View of the Forts Jellali and Merani, Muskat

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown ink, black ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 x 18 1/4 inches (35.6 x 46.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

2. St. Paul's and Blackfriars Bridge

3. The Medway at Rochester

4. Dover

5. View of Santa Cruz, Tenerife

6. Vesuvius from Posillipo

7. Lago d'Agnano with the Grotta del Cane

8. The Harbour of Pulo Condere

9. The Gulf of Pozzuoli

10. Coastal Landscape with a Ferry Boat

11. The Coast near Scheveningen with Fishing Pinks on the Shore

12. Windsor Castle from the Buckinghamshire Bank

13. Reggio di Calabria

14. Vauxhall Stairs, from Millbank, July 5, 1797

15. Brighton Town and Church

16. Coastal Scene

17. Eastbourne from Lord G.: Cavendish's Seat in the Park

18. Findlater Castle, Banff

19. Dumbarton Rock and Castle

20. Valle Crucis Abbey, near Llangollen

21. Carnarvon Castle, North Wales

22. Classical Landscape with Two Figures on Lake Shore

23. Shipping Scene with Three Figures on shore

24. Madras

25. Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

26. East View of the Forts Jellali and Merani, Muskat