Period: 18th century / Associated Places: Italy / Subject Terms: rocks (landforms)

1. Cavern, near Naples

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1774
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, Bequest of Pamela Askew
On View:: Not on view

2. A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1780 to 1781
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

3. British Gentlemen in Rome

Creator:: Katharine Read, 1723–1778
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 37 1/4 × 53 inches (94.6 × 134.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. View near Rome

Creator:: Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811
Date:: between 1754 and 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches (56.5 x 78.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. An Imaginary Italianate Landscape with Classical Figures and a Waterfall

Creator:: Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
Date:: ca. 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/16 x 20 7/8 inches (36 x 53 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

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 x 21 5/16 inches (38.1 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Cascade at Terni

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Fanali di Villa Franca

Creator:: Monro School
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 7/16 inches (12.5 × 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. 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

10. The Ascent of Vesuvius

Creator:: Henry Tresham, 1751–1814
Date:: 1785 to 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/8 x 27 5/8 inches (44.8 x 70.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Near Chiavenna

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, gray wash and blue wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 9 1/2in. (38.1 x 24.1cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Ariccia

Creator:: Print made by John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: between 1783 and 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 7 3/8 inches (13.3 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. A View of the Salfatara, a Remarkable Mountain Near Naples

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 15/16 x 12 9/16 inches (22.7 x 31.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. View of Vesuvius

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches (18.1 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Geoffrey and Renée Hartman

15. Promontory of Porto Fino

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: between 1782 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (18.4 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Monte Circeo from the Road between Terracina and Velletri

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (15.6 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. From the Inn at Terracina

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 inches (18.7 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Near Chiavenna in the Grisons

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black ink, graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches (42.5 x 62.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Ariccia

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 9 inches (19.4 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Fanale di villa Franca

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (11.7 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Coast of Genoa

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: between 1782 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, varnish and buff ground on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 10 1/8 inches (17.8 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. On the Coast of Salerno

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. East of Genoa

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: between 1782 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10in. (15.9 x 25.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Baia, Italy

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (11.4 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. The Grotto at Posillipo

Creator:: Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
Date:: ca. 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink, and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 5/8 inches (29.2 × 42.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. Manarola

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (13 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Castello di Portofino

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 1/8 inches (14.6 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Between Bolzano and Trent

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (24.4 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Between Bolzano and Trent, June 8

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 7 3/8 inches (25.4 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Vernazza

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches (15.9 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. The Mole at Portici, August 31

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 9 1/2 inches (15.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. The Coast Under Vietri

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches (17.1 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Lago di Vico

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 inches (11.4 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Castle at the Granatello, Portici, August 23

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 inches (14.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Manarola

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches (16.2 x 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Coast of Vietri from Salerno, September 22

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (19.1 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Near Terracina between Rome and Naples, October 1777

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 9 1/2 inches (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. On the Gulf of Salerno Near Vietri, September 27

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (19.1 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Coast of Genoa

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches (16.2 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Cavern, near Naples

2. A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

3. British Gentlemen in Rome

4. View near Rome

5. An Imaginary Italianate Landscape with Classical Figures and a Waterfall

6. View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

7. The Cascade at Terni

8. Fanali di Villa Franca

9. A View at Terracina

10. The Ascent of Vesuvius

11. Near Chiavenna

12. Ariccia

13. A View of the Salfatara, a Remarkable Mountain Near Naples

14. View of Vesuvius

15. Promontory of Porto Fino

16. Monte Circeo from the Road between Terracina and Velletri

17. From the Inn at Terracina

18. Near Chiavenna in the Grisons

19. Ariccia

20. Fanale di villa Franca

21. Coast of Genoa

22. On the Coast of Salerno

23. East of Genoa

24. Baia, Italy

25. The Grotto at Posillipo

26. Manarola

27. Castello di Portofino

28. Between Bolzano and Trent

29. Between Bolzano and Trent, June 8

30. Vernazza

31. The Mole at Portici, August 31

32. The Coast Under Vietri

33. Lago di Vico

34. Castle at the Granatello, Portici, August 23

35. Manarola

36. Coast of Vietri from Salerno, September 22

37. Near Terracina between Rome and Naples, October 1777

38. On the Gulf of Salerno Near Vietri, September 27

39. Coast of Genoa