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1. Gentleman with a Cannon

Gentleman with a Cannon
Creator:
Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:
1741
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 12 3/4 inches (45.7 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of John Davis Skilton, Jr.
On View:
Not on view

2. The Vale of Pencerrig

The Vale of Pencerrig
Creator:
Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on paper
Dimensions:
9 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches (23.5 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. The Barbadoes Mulatto Girl

The Barbadoes Mulatto Girl
Creator:
Print made by Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 9/16 x 12 5/8 inches (49.7 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows

Wooded Landscape with Herdsman and Cows
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
between 1785 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching with aquatint, in gray ink on thick, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 14 1/4 inches (29.5 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. View of a Valley with Ruins at Sardis

View of a Valley with Ruins at Sardis
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with gray ink and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 21 5/16 inches (37.8 x 54.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Pianura dell'Hermo in Faccia a Sardes

Pianura dell'Hermo in Faccia a Sardes
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 5/16 inches (37.5 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. View of the Modern City of Pergamon

View of the Modern City of Pergamon
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: 15 1/16 x 21 5/16 inches (38.3 x 54.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. View of the Ruins of an Ionic Temple at Sardis, Probably the Temple of Neptune

View of the Ruins of an Ionic Temple at Sardis, Probably the Temple of Neptune
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid 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

9. 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

10. View of Maglova Aqueduct

View of Maglova Aqueduct
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 11/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.3 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Aquedotto Angolare

Aquedotto Angolare
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 7/8 x 21 1/4 inches (37.8 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Fountain of Vaucluse, behind the Perpendicular Rock

Fountain of Vaucluse, behind the Perpendicular Rock
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (23.2 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Haymaking

Haymaking
Creator:
Heinrich W. Schweickhardt, 1746–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 12 9/16 inches (17.8 × 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. A Cudgelling Match between English and French Negroes in the Island of Dominica

A Cudgelling Match between English and French Negroes in the Island of Dominica
Creator:
Print made by Agostino Brunias, 1728–1796
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 13 7/8 inches (29.5 × 35.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Swan Inn at Twickenham

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

16. Caves

Caves
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

17. Asgill House

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

18. Rural Scene with Herdsboys and Three Cows, Large Tree in Foreground

Rural Scene with Herdsboys and Three Cows, Large Tree in Foreground
Creator:
Print made by Louisa Augusta Greville, 1743–active 1762
Date:
1760
Materials & Techniques:
Etching in brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches (46.6 x 32 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

20. Ruins at Pergamon, Probably of the Amphitheatre

Ruins at Pergamon, Probably of the Amphitheatre
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper with gray wash
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

21. Freshwater Bay

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

22. The Severn-Henbury Village and Blaize Castle from the road in the Mill

The Severn-Henbury Village and Blaize Castle from the road in the Mill
Creator:
Attributed to J. Hadley, active 1730–1758
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, and pen and black ink on four joined sheets of medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 12 3/4 inches (10.8 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater

View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater
Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:
between 1772 and 1782
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (27.3 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Italianate Landscape Composition

Italianate Landscape Composition
Creator:
pupil of Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, graphite, and black chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 1/16 inches (20 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Reclining Female Figure in an Italian Landscape

Reclining Female Figure in an Italian Landscape
Creator:
John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Boxhill, Surrey

Boxhill, Surrey
Creator:
Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 9/16 inches (19.4 x 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Italian Landscape with Three-Arched Bridge, Bridgehouse, Figures on near Bank, and Poplars on Farther Bank

Italian Landscape with Three-Arched Bridge, Bridgehouse, Figures on near Bank, and Poplars on Farther Bank
Creator:
Richard Wilson, ca. 1712–1782
Date:
ca. 1752
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 13/16 x 11 1/8 inches (19.8 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. A Church in Italy

A Church in Italy
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (24.8 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Two Men on a Country Road

Two Men on a Country Road
Creator:
George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 7/16 x 12 9/16in. (44.3 x 31.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. A Village Pond with Farm Buildings

A Village Pond with Farm Buildings
Creator:
George Lambert, 1700–1765
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 x 12 7/16in. (20.3 x 31.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. A Moonlit Landscape with Cattle by a Pool

A Moonlit Landscape with Cattle by a Pool
Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching, aquatint, black chalk, white chalk, and gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 12 3/4 inches (25.5 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Wooded Upland Landscape with Riders and Packhorse

Wooded Upland Landscape with Riders and Packhorse
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and drypoint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 18 3/8 inches (35.9 × 46.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Melville Castle, Midlothian

Melville Castle, Midlothian
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on very thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches (17.5 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. The Entrance to Wookey Hole, Somerset

The Entrance to Wookey Hole, Somerset
Creator:
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
Date:
ca. 1719
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/16 x 12 9/16in. (20.8 x 31.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Oakhampton Castle

Oakhampton Castle
Creator:
Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and black ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (20 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Tintagel Castle

Tintagel Castle
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
between 1785 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 9/16 x 12 inches (24.3 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Landscape with a Bridge

Landscape with a Bridge
Creator:
Heneage Finch fourth Earl of Aylesford, 1751–1812
Date:
1790 to 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 12 5/8 inches (20.3 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Mountainous Landscape

Mountainous Landscape
Creator:
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Brown ink, black ink, gray wash, brown wash and pale brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (24.1 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby

The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby
Creator:
John White Abbott, 1763–1851
Date:
1791
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (26.7 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Matlock High Tor, Derbyshire

Matlock High Tor, Derbyshire
Creator:
John Emes, 1762–1810
Date:
ca. 1786
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 9/16 × 12 1/2 inches (37 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Wooded Landscape with Figures

Wooded Landscape with Figures
Creator:
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:
ca. 1788
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and stumping, with touches of white and red chalk, gray and brown wash, heightened with gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (39.4 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Lady Cadogan

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 9/16 × 12 1/2 inches (44.6 × 31.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

43. Views in the Levant: Landscape with Arched Bridge in Left Foreground and Town on Horizon

No cover image available
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, graphite, gray wash, and black wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 12 1/2 inches (20.6 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection