Exhibition History: Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) / Image Available: Available / Subject Terms: clouds

1. 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

2. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1795 and 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches (56.5 x 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1777 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Conway Castle

Creator:: Sir George Howland Beaumont seventh Baronet, 1753–1827
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 28 3/4 x 22 inches (73 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Loch Awe, Argyllshire

Creator:: Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. The Lakes of Llanberis - from the Road from Caernarfon Going to Llanberis, Caernarfonshire

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: July 14, 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches (13 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Near Penrith

Creator:: attributed to Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (15.9 x 39.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Llyn Dinas, North Wales

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1839
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, varnish and scraping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (11.1 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Chepstow Castle

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 25 1/4 inches (30.5 x 64.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Birnam Wood

Creator:: Hugh William "Grecian" Williams, 1773–1829
Date:: before 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 × 19 3/4 inches (38.1 × 50.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Roslin Castle, Midlothian

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache on medium laid paper, mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (46 x 63.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (41 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. View of Lakes Buttermere and Crummock Water

Creator:: William Green, 1760–1823
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gum over graphite on medium, smooth wove paper mounted on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 19 7/8 inches (37.1 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

14. Mountain Panorama in Wales, Cader Idris

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with black chalk on medium, slightly-textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 x 17 1/16 inches (26.5 x 43.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (24.8 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (16.8 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Village of Stonethwaite and Eagle Cragg, Borrowdale

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches (34.3 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Harvest Time: Cumberland

Creator:: Peter DeWint, 1784–1849
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 17 inches (16.8 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Junction of Lyon and Tay

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 17 5/8 inches (30.8 x 44.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Cumberland Landscape

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue wash, and graphite, with scraping out on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 inches (27.6 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. A View of Snowdon from the Sands of Traeth Mawr, taken at the Ford Between Pont Aberglaslyn and Tremadoc

Creator:: Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, 1787–1855
Date:: 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, blue chalk, graphite, and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 25 1/2 x 36 1/4 inches (64.8 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

2. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

3. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

4. Conway Castle

5. Loch Awe, Argyllshire

6. The Lakes of Llanberis - from the Road from Caernarfon Going to Llanberis, Caernarfonshire

7. Near Penrith

8. Llyn Dinas, North Wales

9. Chepstow Castle

10. Birnam Wood

11. Roslin Castle, Midlothian

12. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

13. View of Lakes Buttermere and Crummock Water

14. Mountain Panorama in Wales, Cader Idris

15. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

16. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

17. Village of Stonethwaite and Eagle Cragg, Borrowdale

18. Harvest Time: Cumberland

19. The Junction of Lyon and Tay

20. Cumberland Landscape

21. A View of Snowdon from the Sands of Traeth Mawr, taken at the Ford Between Pont Aberglaslyn and Tremadoc