Exhibition History: Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09) / Subject Terms: river

1. Tummel Bridge, Perthshire

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: between 1802 and 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 11 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches (28.9 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Oxford from the River with Christ Church in the Foreground

Creator:: William Turner of Oxford, 1789–1862
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard
Dimensions:: 11 × 18 3/4 inches (27.9 × 47.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Rochester

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 9 7/8 x 12 13/16 inches (25.1 x 32.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: between 1810 and 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 x 11 1/2 inches (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. An Unfinished View of the West Gate, Canterbury

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: between 1780 and 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and oil on paper laid down on panel
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 25 inches (45.4 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. On the Kennet, Reading

Creator:: William Havell, 1782–1857
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on card
Dimensions:: 4 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (11.7 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

7. A View of Eton and the Fellows Eyot

Creator:: William James Muller, 1812–1845
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper on panel
Dimensions:: 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (16.5 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Hanham Lock on the Avon

Creator:: William James Muller, 1812–1845
Date:: ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 x 18 1/8 inches (20.3 x 46 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. On the Isis, Waterperry, Oxfordshire

Creator:: William Alfred Delamotte, 1775–1863
Date:: 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board mounted to panel
Dimensions:: 13 1/2 x 17 inches (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Guisborough Priory

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1800 and 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (34.9 x 50.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

11. On the Isis, Waterperry, Oxfordshire

Creator:: William Alfred Delamotte, 1775–1863
Date:: 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on artist's board mounted to panel
Dimensions:: 14 1/4 x 17 3/8 inches (36.2 x 44.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1876
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 24 1/2 x 29 1/4 inches (62.2 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Old Walton Bridge

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 11/16 x 30 3/4 inches (39.8 x 78.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Dartmoor: The Source of the Tamar and the Torridge

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: ca. 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream 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

15. Donati's Comet

Creator:: William Turner of Oxford, 1789–1862
Date:: between 1858 and 1859
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches (25.7 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. London from the Thames

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (14 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Rochester, Kent: from the North

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/16 x 23 inches (44 x 58.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. View from a Wood, Overlooking the River and Hills at Teignmouth, Devon

Creator:: John White Abbott, 1763–1851
Date:: 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen, gray ink, and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 5/8 inches (18.4 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Abbey Mill, Knaresborough

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache with scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 11/16 x 20 11/16 inches (32.2 x 52.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Wagon

Creator:: Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, rough, cream wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches (22.2 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Warwick Castle

Creator:: David Cox, 1783–1859
Date:: 1840s
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite, with scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches (24.8 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Tummel Bridge, Perthshire

2. Oxford from the River with Christ Church in the Foreground

3. Rochester

4. A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

5. An Unfinished View of the West Gate, Canterbury

6. On the Kennet, Reading

7. A View of Eton and the Fellows Eyot

8. Hanham Lock on the Avon

9. On the Isis, Waterperry, Oxfordshire

10. Guisborough Priory

11. On the Isis, Waterperry, Oxfordshire

12. On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt

13. Old Walton Bridge

14. Dartmoor: The Source of the Tamar and the Torridge

15. Donati's Comet

16. London from the Thames

17. Rochester, Kent: from the North

18. View from a Wood, Overlooking the River and Hills at Teignmouth, Devon

19. The Abbey Mill, Knaresborough

20. The Wagon

21. Warwick Castle