Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
North West View of Wakefield Lodge in Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire
1767
17
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome
1754
18
William Pars, 1742–1782
A View of Rome Taken from the Pincio
1776
19
Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation
ca. 1710
20
Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Garden Front
between 1718 and 1729
21
Canaletto, 1697–1768
The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate
between 1746 and 1747
22
Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Self-Portrait
ca. 1733
23
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Design for a Wall of the Chapel of Revealed Religion
ca. 1780
24
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
The Arbra Sacra on the Banks of Lake Nemi
between 1754 and 1756
25
Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros, 1748–1810
Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum
1779
26
James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan
ca. 1720
27
Henry Holland, 1745–1806
Carlton House, Pall Mall, London: Section of the Portico, Hall and Tribune
ca. 1787
28
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Hilly Landscape with Figures Approaching a Bridge
ca. 1763
29
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798
Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector
between 1760 and 1763
30
Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1739–1808
Portrait of a Divine
after 1791
31
John Harris, 1770–1834
Men of War Lying off Sheerness
undated
32
Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
The Great Gate of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury
1757
33
Thomas Malton the Younger, 1748–1804
Interior of St. Paul's Cathedral
ca. 1792
34
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Hinton St. George, Somerset: View of the Saloon
1797
35
William Taverner, 1703–1772
Nymphs Bathing in a Wooded Glade
ca. 1765-1770
36
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Roslin Castle, Midlothian
ca. 1780
37
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table
ca. 1765
38
John Webber, 1752–1793
Pont-y-Pair on the River Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, Denbigh
1791
39
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
40
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
1771 or 1772
41
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for Ceiling Walls and Staircase
between 1712 and 1713
42
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Portrait of a Man
ca. 1768
43
John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Skating in St. James' Park
ca. 1790
44
Gavin Hamilton, 1723–1798
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
between 1760 and 1763
45
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation
ca. 1738
46
Samuel Buck, 1696–1779
The South View of Berwick Upon Tweed
ca. 1743-1745
47
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Stromboli
1750
48
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
A Dutch Packet in a Rising Breeze
1791
49
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Figures by a stream with cattle watering
undated
50
Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Lake Windermere
1786
51
Thomas Patch, 1725–1782
Sketchbook of Portrait Studies
1760s
52
John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770
Admiral Vernon's Monument in Westminster Abbey
ca. 1763
53
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Vauxhall Gardens
ca. 1784
54
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre
ca. 1785
55
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
The Members of a Corinthian Temple in Ruins at Ephesus
ca. 1750
56
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
ca. 1750
57
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
The Duchess of Devonshire and the Countess of Bessborough
1790
58
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Place des Victoires, Paris
ca. 1783
59
Robert Healy, 1743–1771
Tom Conolly of Castletown Hunting with His Friends
1769
60
John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770
Illustration to the Iliad
between 1760 and 1769
61
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
A View on the Island of Antigua: the English Barracks and Saint John's Church Seen from the Hospital
ca. 1775
62
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
The Prize Fight
1787
63
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle
1783
64
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Forest Scene
1771
65
John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787
66
Robert Cleveley, 1747–1809
An English Man-of-War Taking Possession of a Ship
1783
67
John Brown, 1749–1787
The Geographers
undated
68
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
The Hoo, Kimpton, Hertfordshire: Elevations and Details of a Gateway
ca. 1760-1764
69
Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
A View of the Rotunda in the Garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
1753
70
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Facade for a Temple of Peace, Kew Gardens, Surrey
ca. 1763
71
Thomas Chippendale, 1718–1779
Design for a Writing Table
1754
72
Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Venus and Mars
ca. 1790
73
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Mountainous Landscape
ca. 1780
74
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Near Chiavenna in the Grisons
ca. 1779
75
James Gandon, 1742–1823
Elevation for the West Front of Parliament House, Dublin
ca. 1787
76
William Day, 1764–1807
Matlock Baths, Derbyshire
ca. 1789
77
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
The English Lady at Paris
1771
78
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
The French Lady in London
ca. 1771
79
Daniel Gardner, 1750–1805
Mrs. Justinian Casamajor and Eight of her Children
1779
80
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Drawing for a Frontispiece: "The Toast"
1735
81
William Daniell, 1769–1837
Sankrydroog, Madras
1792
82
John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
between 1783 and 1787
83
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants
between 1765 and 1770
84
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Wooded Landscape with Figures
ca. 1788
85
Prince Hoare, 1755–1834
Head of a Young Girl
1780
86
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Kennington Common
1776
87
George Romney, 1734–1802
Italian Sketchbook
1773
88
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)
1765-1773
89
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant
1765-1773
90
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Sphyrna zygaena (Hammer-headed Shark)
1765-1773
91
John Yenn, 1750–1821
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
92
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Design for 'the Houses of both sides of the intended Street to extend in a right line from the Mansion-House to More-Gate humbly proposed to consideration'