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1. The Claudian Aqueduct and Colosseum

The Claudian Aqueduct and Colosseum
Creator:
Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with gum on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 1/4 inches (27.3 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen

Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, white gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 19 1/4 inches (30.8 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Views in the Levant: Rome with Ruins seen Through an Archway

Views in the Levant: Rome with Ruins seen Through an Archway
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 14 13/16 inches (48.9 × 37.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Views in the Levant: Ruined Bridge with Four Pointed Arches Near Rome

Views in the Levant: Ruined Bridge with Four Pointed Arches Near Rome
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 20 3/4 inches (29.1 × 52.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A View of St. Martin's Church, Also of the Arch of Septimius Severus, through which the Roman Generals marched in their Triumphs to the Capitol.

A View of St. Martin's Church, Also of the Arch of Septimius Severus, through which the Roman Generals marched in their Triumphs to the Capitol.
Creator:
Print made by Thomas Bowles III, ca. 1712–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 11 1/4 × 16 1/4 inches (28.6 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A View at Terracina

A View at Terracina
Creator:
Jacob More, 1740–1793
Date:
1778
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper in contemporary laid paper insert with pen and black ink, and gray wash boader
Dimensions:
Mount: 16 x 21 1/2 inches (40.6 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum

Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum
Creator:
Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros, 1748–1810
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 7/8 x 29 1/8 inches (53 x 74 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Temple of Jupiter Tonans

Temple of Jupiter Tonans
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (16.2 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Euganean Hills

The Euganean Hills
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches (18.1 x 25.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A View in the Villa Madama, near Rome, called II Teatro

A View in the Villa Madama, near Rome, called II Teatro
Creator:
William Byrne, 1743–1805
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches (38.4 x 49.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery Collection

11. Landscape with Ruins

Landscape with Ruins
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, black wash, brown wash, black chalk, graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 18 1/8 inches (40.6 x 46 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. View of Tivoli

View of Tivoli
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray and blue wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 3/16 inches (37.9 x 53.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
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: 15 x 21 5/16 inches (38.1 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. View of Ruins at Tivoli

View of Ruins at Tivoli
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, blue wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 21 1/4 inches (38.1 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Colosseum, Rome

The Colosseum, Rome
Creator:
George Robertson, 1749–1788
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper laid down on card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 x 16 7/16 inches (32.2 x 41.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Colosseum, Rome, with Arch to the Left

Colosseum, Rome, with Arch to the Left
Creator:
George Robertson, 1749–1788
Date:
after 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 16 9/16 inches (32.2 × 42.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Temple of Venus Monday, March 18th, 1782

Temple of Venus Monday, March 18th, 1782
Creator:
Sir George Howland Beaumont seventh Baronet, 1753–1827
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 × 19 9/16 inches (35.6 × 49.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum

Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum
Creator:
William Pars, 1742–1782
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown and black ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 x 16 3/8 inches (30.6 x 41.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Baths of Diocletian

Baths of Diocletian
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches (15.6 x 17.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Temple of Janus

Temple of Janus
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches (13.7 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Temple of Venus near Baia

Temple of Venus near Baia
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (13.3 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. A Sepulchre in the Road near Capua

A Sepulchre in the Road near Capua
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches (24.4 x 14 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Baths of Dioclesian

Baths of Dioclesian
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (9.8 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Part of the Walls of Naples near Ponte Nuovo, 17 October

Part of the Walls of Naples near Ponte Nuovo, 17 October
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches (14.3 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. View of the Arno Between Florence and Arezzo

View of the Arno Between Florence and Arezzo
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 inches (11.7 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Virgil's Tomb, August 1

Virgil's Tomb, August 1
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 x 9 1/2 inches (17.8 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Convent near Ponte Nuovo, October 16

Convent near Ponte Nuovo, October 16
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Bridge at Narni

Bridge at Narni
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches (14.3 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. The Temple of Venus on the Bay of Baia, December 2

The Temple of Venus on the Bay of Baia, December 2
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (18.4 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Bridge of Augustus near Narni

The Bridge of Augustus near Narni
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 5/8 x 9 inches (14.3 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Scuola di Virgilio, October 18

Scuola di Virgilio, October 18
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and varnish on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 inches (16.5 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Italian Landscape with Ruined Castle

Italian Landscape with Ruined Castle
Creator:
William Taverner, 1703–1772
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 9 5/8 inches (12.1 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:
1754
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk and white chalk on moderately thick, rough, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/16 x 16 9/16 inches (28.7 x 42.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Roman Sketchbook

Roman Sketchbook
Creator:
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:
1746
Materials & Techniques:
Sketchbook with sketches in graphite, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, black wash, gouache and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, bound in vellum
Dimensions:
Spine: 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Views in the Levant: Temple Ruins at Paestum

Views in the Levant: Temple Ruins at Paestum
Creator:
Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (36.8 × 52.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Santa Francesca at La Cava, September 20

Santa Francesca at La Cava, September 20
Creator:
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 inches (16.5 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Ruins of Ancient Rome; Temple of Concord, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Arch of Titus, Statue of M. Aurelius, Marcellus Theatre, Trajans Pillar

Ruins of Ancient Rome; Temple of Concord, Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Arch of Titus, Statue of M. Aurelius, Marcellus Theatre, Trajans Pillar
Creator:
Print made by William Austin, 1721–1820
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 60 1/2in. (153.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape
Creator:
Richard Cooper the Elder, 1701–1764
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, black chalk, and bistre wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 15in. (22.5 x 38.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. In the Camp Vaccinio at Rome

In the Camp Vaccinio at Rome
Creator:
John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:
ca. 1777
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, rough, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 23 13/16 inches (38.4 x 60.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Arch of Janus, after Piranesi

Arch of Janus, after Piranesi
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 x 12 1/8 inches (21.1 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina

Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:
between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 10 1/8 inches (30.5 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection