Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Creator: Smirke the Younger, Robert, Sir, 1781–1867

1. Near Arles

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 13/16 inches (11.9 × 19.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. An Old Convent, Near the Conservatory

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 7/16 inches (21.9 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Palazzi dei Rolli, Genoa

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 16 5/8 inches (27.6 × 42.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Near Rome

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 13/16 × 10 1/2 inches (35.1 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Falls of Tivoli, From the Lowest Cavern

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 13 3/4 inches (26.7 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Tivoli

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 13 3/4 inches (26.5 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Murazzi at Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 15 inches (24.1 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Specimens of the Private Houses of Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.1 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Specimens of a Private House in Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.4 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Another Specimen of the Same Style

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.4 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Fitting Up of the Medal Room in the Arsenal, Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 3/8 inches (14 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Staircase Railing, Palace of Doge, Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/16 × 7 1/16 inches (15.7 × 17.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Temple of Clitumnus

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/16 × 8 15/16 inches (28.7 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. View of the Interior of One of the Churches in Ancona

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 5 7/16 inches (21.1 × 13.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Gateway to a House in Ancona

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 5 7/16 inches (21.1 × 13.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. In One of the Churches of Ancona

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.1 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Agrigento, Italy, To the West

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 inches (22.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Boncompagni Castle, and Isola del Liri

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 10 1/2 inches (17.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The Coast of Calabria From Sicily

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 11/16 inches (14.9 × 22.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. On the Coast Near Messina

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (11.9 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Views Near the Town of Senta

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 × 11 1/2 inches (21.7 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Argostoli in Kefalonia, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (11.9 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Plains of Senta

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (21 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Coastal Town on a Greek Island

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 11/16 inches (11.9 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Gulf of Corinth

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (11.9 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Valtetsi, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 inches (11.9 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Nafplio, From the Port of the Argolic Gulf Near Argos

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 11/16 inches (11.9 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. An Old Church in the Ruined Town of Mystras

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 8 15/16 inches (28.9 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. North View of the Plains of Olympia

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802 to 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 11/16 × 17 1/16 inches (29.7 × 43.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Mountains in the Distance

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 8 15/16 inches (14.6 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Girgenti

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/8 inches (22.7 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Girgenti, in Sicily, to the South

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/8 inches (22.7 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Gate of Posillipo - Naples

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 6 3/8 inches (24.1 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Grotta Ferrata (Near Rome and This is the Abbey)

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 11 7/16 inches (22.9 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Cathedral at Arezzo, Tuscany

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Arch of Trajan, Ancona, Italy

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, blue wash, gray wash, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 8 15/16 inches (27.8 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Front of La Maddalena Church, Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 5 3/8 inches (20 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Study of a Prison in Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (14 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. A Carita - On the Walls of a Hospital or Public School, Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.3 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. The Center Part of a Prospect Building in the Gardens of Schonbrunn, Near Vienna

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 1/2 inches (11.9 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Sketch of the Plan of the Church of Saint Wenceslas in Prague

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 6 7/8 inches (26.8 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. A Villa Near Potsdam

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 7 3/8 inches (12.1 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Near Potsdam

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 7 1/16 inches (9.2 × 17.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Landscape

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 1/2 inches (12.2 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Arched Gate at the Landing of a Multi-Tiered Staircase

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 × 4 5/8 inches (17.8 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Sketch of a Stone, Arched Entry Gate

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 4 5/8 inches (17.3 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Sketch of a Public Building

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on thin, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 9/16 inches (12.1 × 16.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Sketch of a Tombstone

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 5/8 inches (12.2 × 9.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. Sketch of a Tombstone

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on thin, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 3 1/2 inches (11 × 8.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. Ancient Aqueduct Ruins

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, blue wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 17 1/4 inches (29.4 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Landscape of Trees, and Ruins

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/16 × 9 11/16 inches (18.9 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Inscriptions in Greek Alphabet

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 inches (24 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Architectural Drawing of a Temple

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, graphite, pen and black ink on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/16 × 11 1/4 inches (48.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. Gateway in the Ruins of the Ancient Walls of Arpino

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (17.1 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Ruins at Capua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 13 5/8 inches (26.7 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Gateway in the Ruins of the Ancient Walls of Arpino

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 9/16 inches (26.8 × 34.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Temple of Concordia

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 11 3/8 inches (22.9 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Fragment of the Capital of a Pillar

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 inches (19.4 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. Study of a Stone Wall

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 15 inches (27.8 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Raised Carving of a Sundial on a Wall

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 9/16 inches (24.3 × 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Architectural Sketch of Building with Doric Columns

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 3/4 inches (19.2 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. Terrace Before the Church of St. Bartholamew

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/2 inches (22.5 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. Near Genoa

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 5/8 inches (18.7 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Picturesque View of a Village, With Mountains in the Background and a Stone Bridge in the Foreground

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Bown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 13/16 inches (18.4 × 27.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Near Genoa

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 3/4 inches (19.2 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. Near Genoa - On the Riveira di Ponente

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 13/16 × 11 1/2 inches (22.4 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Sphinx, in the Gardens of the Villa Albani, and a Study of a Roman Mask

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Charcoal and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 inches (29.5 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. The Site of Cicero's Villa in Tusculum

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 10 1/2 inches (17.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Ruins of Megalopolis, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Near San Pietro d'Arena on the Road to Milan

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 7/16 inches (22.2 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Roman Sphinx in the Gardens of the Villa Albani

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and charcoal on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 1/2 inches (23 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Top Portion of a Pillar

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 × 9 3/4 inches (38.4 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Mystras, The Rock of the Fortress

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.5 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. In the Suburbs of Mystras

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 × 8 15/16 inches (15.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Part of Karytaina

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 inches (22.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. Plan and Section of a Subterraneous Building Discovered at Mycenea and Supposed to be the Tomb of Agamemnon.

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 7/16 inches (36.5 × 26.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. Arch of Hadrian

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 5/8 inches (29.1 × 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. The Ruins of Delos

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. A Tower Ruin, With Mount Parnasus in the Distance

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/8 inches (22.7 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. Aqueduct at Spoleto

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 inches (22.7 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. Sketch from the Palazzo Grimani, Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 3 7/8 inches (18.6 × 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Study of an Older Palace in Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 5 1/2 inches (20.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Interior of a Church in Venice

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 5 5/16 inches (14 × 13.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. Vicenza, Italy

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 7/8 inches (19.2 × 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, blue wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/16 × 9 5/8 inches (18.9 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (11.7 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (11.7 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Palace at Vincenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (11.7 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. Sketches of Buildings in Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 4 11/16 inches (19.8 × 11.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. Palazzo di Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 6 3/16 inches (11.9 × 15.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. In Vicenza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 6 inches (11.9 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. Gentleman's House in Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 8 3/4 inches (19.2 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

93. Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 4 5/8 inches (19.5 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

94. Porch to a Private House in Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 1/16 inches (13.3 × 10.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

95. Monument in the Garden of the Villa Altichiero Near Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 7/16 inches (14 × 21.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

96. Palace in Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 1/16 inches (14 × 20.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. Sketch of a Monument in the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.3 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. Monument in the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 5 1/2 inches (19.8 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

99. Hall Staricase to a House in Padua

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 16 11/16 inches (14 × 42.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

100. The Madhouse

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 inches (19.4 × 24 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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35. Cathedral at Arezzo, Tuscany

36. Arch of Trajan, Ancona, Italy

37. Front of La Maddalena Church, Venice

38. Study of a Prison in Venice

39. A Carita - On the Walls of a Hospital or Public School, Venice

40. The Center Part of a Prospect Building in the Gardens of Schonbrunn, Near Vienna

41. Sketch of the Plan of the Church of Saint Wenceslas in Prague

42. A Villa Near Potsdam

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45. Arched Gate at the Landing of a Multi-Tiered Staircase

46. Sketch of a Stone, Arched Entry Gate

47. Sketch of a Public Building

48. Sketch of a Tombstone

49. Sketch of a Tombstone

50. Ancient Aqueduct Ruins

51. Landscape of Trees, and Ruins

52. Inscriptions in Greek Alphabet

53. Architectural Drawing of a Temple

54. Gateway in the Ruins of the Ancient Walls of Arpino

55. Ruins at Capua

56. Gateway in the Ruins of the Ancient Walls of Arpino

57. Temple of Concordia

58. Fragment of the Capital of a Pillar

59. Study of a Stone Wall

60. Raised Carving of a Sundial on a Wall

61. Architectural Sketch of Building with Doric Columns

62. Terrace Before the Church of St. Bartholamew

63. Near Genoa

64. Picturesque View of a Village, With Mountains in the Background and a Stone Bridge in the Foreground

65. Near Genoa

66. Near Genoa - On the Riveira di Ponente

67. Sphinx, in the Gardens of the Villa Albani, and a Study of a Roman Mask

68. The Site of Cicero's Villa in Tusculum

69. Ruins of Megalopolis, Greece

70. Near San Pietro d'Arena on the Road to Milan

71. Roman Sphinx in the Gardens of the Villa Albani

72. Top Portion of a Pillar

73. Mystras, The Rock of the Fortress

74. In the Suburbs of Mystras