Period: 18th century / Associated Places: England / Subject Terms: country house

1. Labourers

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware
Dimensions:: 27 1/2 × 36 inches (69.9 × 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Leak Okeover, Rev. John Allen and Captain Chester at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: between 1745 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 38 1/2 x 48 1/2 inches (97.8 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1734
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 3/4 x 36 inches (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

Creator:: Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/2 x 18 inches (31.8 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. The Hermitage

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 32 1/2 x 51 3/8 inches (82.6 x 130.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. David Garrick and his wife Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel) by his Temple to Shakespeare at Hampton

Creator:: Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:: ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 43 1/4 x 53 inches (109.9 x 134.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. South Prospect of Hampton Court, Herefordshire

Creator:: Jan Stevens, died 1722
Date:: ca. 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 82 x 94 inches (208.3 x 238.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Earl of Rochester's House, New Park, Richmond, Surrey

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1700 and 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 1/4 x 83 1/2 inches (107.3 x 212.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. View of a Gloucestershire Country House: A Garden View, with Picnic Party in Center Foreground

Creator:: Thomas Robins the elder, 1715–1770
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: gouache on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 x 24 3/8in. (41.6 x 61.9cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Hackwood Park, Hampshire

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated, exhibited 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 3/16 x 50 1/4 inches (102.1 x 127.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

11. Kidbrooke Park, Kent

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 45 1/4 inches (76.2 x 114.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. The Thames at Chelsea

Creator:: Thomas Whitcombe, 1763–after 1824
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 7/8 x 60 1/4 inches (78.4 x 153 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Pierrepont House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 3/16 x 48 inches (91.9 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

Creator:: Joseph Nickolls, active 1713–ca. 1755
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/16 x 32 1/8 inches (44 x 81.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. Orleans House, Twickenham

Creator:: Joseph Nickolls, active 1713–ca. 1755
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 1/4 x 32 inches (43.8 x 81.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Robert Gwillym of Atherton and His Family

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: 1745 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. View of Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire

Creator:: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 20 5/8 inches (35.2 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Seat of the Right Honorable, the Earl of Harcourt at Nuneham, with a distant View of Oxford

Creator:: Print made by Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 9 3/4 inches (18.6 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent

29. Methley Park, Leeds: View of John Carr Entrance Front

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 13 1/2 inches (13.7 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. A View of the Estate at Esholt Hall, Yorkshire

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 33 5/8 inches (40 x 85.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

31. The North Terrace, Looking East

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (38.4 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Norman Gate and Deputy Governor's House

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (38.4 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The North Terrace, Windsor Castle, Looking West

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and watercolor over graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 21 1/2 inches (38.1 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Warwick Castle

Creator:: Print made by James Fittler, 1758–1835
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 11/16 x 12 5/16 inches (24.6 x 31.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Asgill House

Creator:: James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:: 1770s
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gray wash over graphite
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 12 1/2 inches (19.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

36. Bradwell Lodge in Essex, the Seat of the Revd. Henry Bate Dudley

Creator:: Print made by William Angus, 1752–1821
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 11/16 x 11 3/16 inches (22 x 28.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. 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

38. 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

39. Mr. Grose's House at Wandsworth

Creator:: Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 10 1/8 inches (23.5 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

40. The House of George Humphrys, Esq., Spark Brook

Creator:: William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 11/16 x 10 1/2 inches (22 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Beddington

Creator:: William Ellis, 1747–1810
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 7/16 inches (16.9 × 21.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

YCBA Collections Search

Refine your search

Search Constraints

Period 18th century

Associated Places England

Subject Terms country house

Search Results

1. Labourers

2. Leak Okeover, Rev. John Allen and Captain Chester at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire

3. Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.

4. Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

5. The Hermitage

6. David Garrick and his wife Eva Maria Garrick (née Veigel) by his Temple to Shakespeare at Hampton

7. South Prospect of Hampton Court, Herefordshire

8. The Earl of Rochester's House, New Park, Richmond, Surrey

9. View of a Gloucestershire Country House: A Garden View, with Picnic Party in Center Foreground

10. Hackwood Park, Hampshire

11. Kidbrooke Park, Kent

12. The Thames at Chelsea

13. Pierrepont House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

14. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

15. Orleans House, Twickenham

16. Robert Gwillym of Atherton and His Family

17. Heveningham Hall, Suffolk

18. Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation

19. Smithills Hall, Lancashire: Exterior View

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

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

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

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

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

25. Blickling Hall, Norwich

26. Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire

27. View of Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire

28. Seat of the Right Honorable, the Earl of Harcourt at Nuneham, with a distant View of Oxford

29. Methley Park, Leeds: View of John Carr Entrance Front

30. A View of the Estate at Esholt Hall, Yorkshire

31. The North Terrace, Looking East

32. The Norman Gate and Deputy Governor's House

33. The North Terrace, Windsor Castle, Looking West

34. Warwick Castle

35. Asgill House

36. Bradwell Lodge in Essex, the Seat of the Revd. Henry Bate Dudley

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

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

39. Mr. Grose's House at Wandsworth

40. The House of George Humphrys, Esq., Spark Brook

41. Beddington