Period: 19th century / Subject Terms: marine art / Classification: Paintings

1. Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: between 1833 and 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 5/8 x 47 9/16 inches (90.5 x 120.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

2. Staffa, Fingal's Cave

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1831 to 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 3/4 x 47 3/4 inches (90.8 x 121.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

3. Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 62 × 92 inches (157.5 × 233.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

4. Boat Building near Dinan, Brittany

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Date:: ca. 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper laid on panel
Dimensions:: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (23.5 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Shipwreck

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Date:: ca. 1850
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/2 x 16 inches (31.8 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Stormy Sea, Brighton

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:: 6 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (16.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Calais Jetty, France

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: ca. 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 11 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches (29.8 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

8. Nocturne in Blue and Silver

Creator:: James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903
Date:: 1872 to 1878, butterfly added ca. 1885
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 1/2 x 24 inches (44.5 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: On view at YUAG

9. A Fish-market near Boulogne

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 32 3/8 x 48 1/4 inches (82.2 x 122.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

10. The Victory Returning from Trafalgar, in Three Positions

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: ca. 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 3/8 x 39 1/2 inches (67 x 100.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Off the Nore

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: between 1840 and 1845
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper, laid on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Port Ruysdael

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: between 1826 and 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches (92.1 x 122.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Seascape

Creator:: George Grosvenor Thomas, 1856–1923
Date:: between 1890 and 1895
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Isabel S. Kurtz in memory of her father, Charles M. Kurtz
On View:: Not on view

14. Beach Scene

Creator:: Attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper on board
Dimensions:: 8 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches (22.2 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Richard S. Miller
On View:: Not on view

15. Ships in harbor

Creator:: Robert Salmon, 1775–ca.1845
Date:: 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 45 inches (67.3 x 114.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. A Thames Barge running downwind off Tilbury Fort

Creator:: Clarkson Stanfield, 1793–1867
Date:: 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 x 36 1/4 inches (61 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. Fishing Smack and Other Vessels in a Strong Breeze

Creator:: Joseph Stannard, 1797–1830
Date:: 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 12 3/4 x 17 inches (32.4 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. The Giudecca, Venice

Creator:: David Roberts, 1796–1864
Date:: 1854
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 × 51 inches (55.9 × 129.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. The Balcony, Yokohama

Creator:: Edward Atkinson Hornel, 1864–1933
Date:: 1894
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Dimensions:: 16 x 19 7/8 inches (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Isabel S. Kurtz in memory of her father, Charles M. Kurtz
On View:: Not on view

20. A Scene on the Coast, Merionethshire - Storm Passing Off

Creator:: Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, 1787–1855
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 53 x 78 1/4 inches (134.6 x 198.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. The Wreck of the Dutton, An East Indiaman

Creator:: Samuel Prout, 1783–1852
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 14 3/8 x 19 inches (36.5 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rutgers Barclay, Yale BA 1957
On View:: Not on view

22. Whitby

Creator:: John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836–1893
Date:: 1878
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches (26.7 × 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
On View:: Not on view

23. Two Fishing Boats on the Banks of Inland Waters

Creator:: George Chambers, 1803–1840
Date:: 1831
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 13 1/2 x 17 5/8 inches (34.3 x 44.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

24. Port on a Stormy Day

Creator:: George Chambers, 1803–1840
Date:: 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 x 18 inches (33 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

25. Dutch Shipping off the Low Countries

Creator:: Adam Silo, ca. 1674–1772
Date:: 18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 9 x 12 3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
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
On View:: Not on view

26. A Wherry Taking Passengers out to Two Anchored Packets

Creator:: William Anderson, 1757–1837
Date:: 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 x 13 1/8 inches (26.7 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

27. The Monument and London Bridge

Creator:: Frederick Nash, 1782–1856
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board
Dimensions:: 5 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (14.3 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

28. Rochester Cathedral and Castle

Creator:: Frederick Nash, 1782–1856
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board
Dimensions:: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (14 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

29. The Thames and Waterloo Bridge from Somerset House

Creator:: Frederick Nash, 1782–1856
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board
Dimensions:: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (14.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

30. Somerset House, London

Creator:: Frederick Nash, 1782–1856
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board
Dimensions:: 5 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (14.3 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

31. Westminster Bridge

Creator:: Frederick Nash, 1782–1856
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board
Dimensions:: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (14.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

32. Barges on a River

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard
Dimensions:: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (25.1 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

33. Grand Canal, Venice

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard
Dimensions:: 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches (23.5 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

34. French harbor scene

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard
Dimensions:: 11 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches (28.9 x 34 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

35. Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast

Creator:: Thomas Buttersworth, 1768–1842
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 1/4 x 35 1/4 inches (59.1 x 89.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

36. Dutch Sailing Vessels

Creator:: William Anderson, 1757–1837
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 x 13 1/8 inches (26.7 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

37. Warships Lying Offshore, the Commanding Admiral Being Rowed out to Join the Flagship, Her Sails Illuminated by a Break in the Clouds

Creator:: Charles Martin Powell, 1775 –1824
Date:: early 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 3/4 × 35 7/8 inches (60.3 × 91.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
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
On View:: Not on view

38. A Dutch Barge and Merchantmen Running out of Rotterdam

Creator:: Clarkson Stanfield, 1793–1867
Date:: 1856
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 31 x 48 inches (78.7 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
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
On View:: Not on view

39. The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig

Creator:: William Clark, 1803–1883
Date:: 1836
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

40. The English Merchant Ship 'Malabar'

Creator:: William Clark, 1803–1883
Date:: 1836
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 1/4 × 36 inches (61.6 × 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

41. Madras, or Fort St. George, in the Bay of Bengal -- A Squall Passing Off

Creator:: William Daniell, 1769–1837
Date:: 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 x 42 inches (68.6 x 106.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

42. The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind

Creator:: William Clark, 1803–1883
Date:: 1833
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches (50.5 x 75.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

43. Toulon (?)

Creator:: Edward William Cooke, 1811–1880
Date:: 1845 or after 1863
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard
Dimensions:: 12 × 18 3/8 inches (30.5 × 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

44. Sailing Boats and Barges on a Dutch(?) Estuary

Creator:: John Berney Crome, 1794–1842
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 × 48 inches (86.4 × 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

45. A View of the Laguna, Venice

Creator:: Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:: 1895 to 1896
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas laid down on board
Dimensions:: 10 5/8 × 16 inches (27 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
On View:: Not on view

46. La Darse, Dieppe

Creator:: Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942
Date:: ca. 1902
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 59 x 24 inches (149.9 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell and Harvard Art Museum
On View:: Not on view