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1. A Coastal Barge

A Coastal Barge
Creator:
Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (26 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A Ship's Boat

A Ship's Boat
Creator:
Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (15.9 x 33.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. 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

4. Castello di Smirna

Castello di Smirna
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 9/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37 x 53.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Samos

Samos
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: 14 15/16 x 21 1/4 inches (38 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Scoglio di Silla nel Faro di Mesina

Scoglio di Silla nel Faro di Mesina
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 5/16 inches (38.2 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. A Dutch Packet in a Rising Breeze

A Dutch Packet in a Rising Breeze
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 13/16 inches (19.7 x 27.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. St. Nicholas's Island off Mount Edgecombe

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

9. Man Asleep in a Bunk on Board a Ship

Man Asleep in a Bunk on Board a Ship
Creator:
Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 3/8 inches (13 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Murder of Kenith Hossack by Captain Lowry

The Murder of Kenith Hossack by Captain Lowry
Creator:
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 inches (16.2 × 10.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Flagship of a Commander in Chief

The Flagship of a Commander in Chief
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 18 1/2 inches (30 × 47 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid 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

13. An Admiralty Yacht Running Inshore at Tenby

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

14. Bathing Machine on the Common, near Southsea Castle

Bathing Machine on the Common, near Southsea Castle
Creator:
John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.1 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

16. Bay Scene in Moonlight

Bay Scene in Moonlight
Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 19 7/8 inches (34 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Shipping Scene with Three Figures on shore

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

18. A Two Master in Sail

A Two Master in Sail
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1789
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (16.5 x 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Ship, 'The Earl Cornwallis'

Ship, 'The Earl Cornwallis'
Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches (11.1 x 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. One of the Embassy Yachts

One of the Embassy Yachts
Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816
Date:
ca. 1794
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 inches (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. The Three Witches from Macbeth: Though the Bark Cannot be Lost...

The Three Witches from Macbeth: Though the Bark Cannot be Lost...
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite, with scraping on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 11 11/16 × 11 5/16 inches (29.7 × 28.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Prospero and Miranda

Prospero and Miranda
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache, black ink, and scraping over graphite on thick, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured cream laid paper with contemporary drawn border
Dimensions:
Mount: 25 11/16 x 18 3/4 inches (65.2 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Antigonus Disposing of Perdita

Antigonus Disposing of Perdita
Creator:
Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Date:
ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown and black ink and scraping over graphite on thick, textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, textured, beige card with additional inscribed sheet mounted lower center
Dimensions:
Mount: 23 1/16 x 18 5/8 inches (58.5 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection