Period: 18th century / Associated Places: United Kingdom / Subject Terms: sea

1. Harlech Castle, from Tygwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 1/4 x 47 inches (87 x 119.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Shipping in the Thames Estuary

Creator:: Thomas Mellish, ca.1748–1782
Date:: between 1761 and 1766
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/8 x 22 1/2 inches (46 x 57.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Hussars Embarking at Deptford

Creator:: William Anderson, 1757–1837
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/4 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 x 17 1/2 inches (35.6 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. 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

6. Ship wrecked on a rocky coast

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: between 1747 and 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 1/2 x 22 inches (36.8 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Shipping in the English Channel

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 46 3/8 inches (90.2 x 117.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Shipping in a Calm

Creator:: Peter Monamy, 1681–1749
Date:: between 1700 and 1725
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 12 1/4 inches (40.6 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. The Opening of the First Eddystone Lighthouse in 1698

Creator:: Peter Monamy, 1681–1749
Date:: ca. 1703
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 1/4 × 54 inches (61.6 × 137.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. The Frigate 'Surprise' at Anchor off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Creator:: Francis Holman, 1760–1790
Date:: ca. 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 57 inches (76.2 x 144.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. A Packet Boat Under Sail in a Breeze off the South Foreland

Creator:: Thomas Luny, 1759–1837
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 33 3/8 × 57 inches (84.8 × 144.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall

Creator:: Matthias Read, 1669–1747
Date:: between 1730 and 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 72 inches (101.6 x 182.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. The Wreck of the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios

Creator:: Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 3/16 inches (39.6 x 53.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Storm, Representing that Violent one, which drove his Majesty King George I into Rye

Creator:: Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Materials & Techniques:: Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 60 1/2in. (153.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Knighton, the Seat of George M. Bisset, Esq.

Creator:: Richard Bernard Godfrey, 1728–op.1794
Date:: before 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 1/8 inches (21.7 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. St. Nicholas's Island off Mount Edgecombe

Creator:: Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 14 1/2in. (21.6 x 36.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

17. St. Catherine's Castle at Fowey, Cornwall

Creator:: Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 19 1/2in. (30.5 x 49.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

18. View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795

Creator:: John William Edy, 1760–1820
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 11/16 inches (35.9 × 47.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Orchard Bay

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 18 1/2 inches (34 × 47 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Orchard Bay

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving; Bohn reprint on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 × 22 inches (38.4 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Alum Bay, Isle of Wight

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 × 22 inches (38.4 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Freshwater Bay

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving; Bohn reprint on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 22 inches (38.7 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Alum Bay and the Needles

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 10 3/8 inches (19.7 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Alum Bay and the Needles

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 13 1/4 inches (25.4 × 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Alum Bay and the Needles

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 7/8 inches (38.4 × 55.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Shanklin Castle

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving; Bohn reprint on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 22 inches (37.8 × 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Freshwater Bay

Creator:: Print made by John Landseer, 1769–1852
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 inches (29.8 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. 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

29. South West View of Dunster Castle, Somersetshire

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Rawle, 1771–1860
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 inches (28.3 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. An English Frigate and Other Shipping in the Solent off Calshot Castle

Creator:: John Cleveley the younger, 1747–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 inches (26 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends

31. Lyme Regis, Dorset

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 11/16 x 17 1/16 inches (22.1 x 43.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. 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

33. Kingswear Seen from Dartmouth, Devon

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 13/16 inches (19.4 x 32.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. An Admiralty Yacht Running Inshore at Tenby

Creator:: Nicholas Pocock, 1740–1821
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (29.2 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends

35. Ruins of Criccieth Castle and Part of the Town on the Bay on Cardigan. East View, Caernarfonshire

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches (13.7 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Deptford Dockyard, Kent

Creator:: John Cleveley the younger, 1747–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 3/8 inches (14 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Views in the Levant: Cattle Grazing with Distant View of Houses and the Sea, St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink, and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 5/8 inches (17.8 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Views in the Levant: Four Men and Horse Beside Wooden House, Distance View of Harbour Town and Sea, England

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 17 1/2 inches (27.9 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Harlech Castle, from Tygwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

2. Shipping in the Thames Estuary

3. Hussars Embarking at Deptford

4. The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

5. Dover

6. Ship wrecked on a rocky coast

7. Shipping in the English Channel

8. Shipping in a Calm

9. The Opening of the First Eddystone Lighthouse in 1698

10. The Frigate 'Surprise' at Anchor off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

11. A Packet Boat Under Sail in a Breeze off the South Foreland

12. Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall

13. The Wreck of the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios

14. Storm, Representing that Violent one, which drove his Majesty King George I into Rye

15. Knighton, the Seat of George M. Bisset, Esq.

16. St. Nicholas's Island off Mount Edgecombe

17. St. Catherine's Castle at Fowey, Cornwall

18. View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795

19. Orchard Bay

20. Orchard Bay

21. Alum Bay, Isle of Wight

22. Freshwater Bay

23. Alum Bay and the Needles

24. Alum Bay and the Needles

25. Alum Bay and the Needles

26. Shanklin Castle

27. Freshwater Bay

28. Brighton Town and Church

29. South West View of Dunster Castle, Somersetshire

30. An English Frigate and Other Shipping in the Solent off Calshot Castle

31. Lyme Regis, Dorset

32. Findlater Castle, Banff

33. Kingswear Seen from Dartmouth, Devon

34. An Admiralty Yacht Running Inshore at Tenby

35. Ruins of Criccieth Castle and Part of the Town on the Bay on Cardigan. East View, Caernarfonshire

36. Deptford Dockyard, Kent

37. Views in the Levant: Cattle Grazing with Distant View of Houses and the Sea, St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight

38. Views in the Levant: Four Men and Horse Beside Wooden House, Distance View of Harbour Town and Sea, England