Materials & Techniques: gray wash / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Genre: architectural subject / Associated Places: London

1. Design for Covent Garden Drop Curtain

Creator:: Thomas Grieve, 1799–1882
Date:: 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 10 1/8 inches (23.8 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Design for London Bridge Approach

Creator:: Print made by Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: between 1827 and 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash over graphite and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 18 1/16 inches (21 x 45.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Design for London Bridge Approach

Creator:: Print made by Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: between 1827 and 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash over graphite and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches (22.5 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 15 5/8 inches (25.4 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

Creator:: Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Part of the Monastery of St. Saviours, Southwark

Creator:: C. John M. Whichelo, 1784–1865
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 3/8 inches (22.5 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. View of London from Richmond House, Whitehall

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 18 1/8 inches (27.1 × 46 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Rotunda and Gardens, Ranelagh

Creator:: John Maurer, active 1713–1761
Date:: ca. 1744
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 16 11/16in. (25.4 x 42.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Whitehall Palace, London: Elevation of Proposed Design

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1710 and 1740
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 9/16 × 17 11/16 inches (34.4 × 44.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Whitehall Palace, London: Section of Proposed Design

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1710 and 1740
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, gray wash within double-ruled border on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 x 17 1/2 inches (33 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

Creator:: Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, watercolor and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/4 x 28 7/8 inches (41.3 x 73.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Memorial to John Watt from Enfield Church

Creator:: Attributed to Daniel Lysons, 1762–1834
Date:: between 1796 and 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 11 1/8 inches (34.9 × 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Mansion House

Creator:: John Maurer, active 1713–1761
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 x 15 1/4in. (23 x 38.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Design for the Staircase at Stratford Place

Creator:: James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, yellow and gray washes; (verso) graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 x 23 1/8 inches (41.9 x 58.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Ruins of the Savoy Palace, London

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (21 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. West Hill, the seat of D.H. Rucker

Creator:: Humphry Repton, 1752–1818
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 7 1/8 inches (13.3 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate

Creator:: Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:: between 1746 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (38.7 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand, London

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 5/16 inches (50.2 x 38.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Part of the Old Dormitory

Creator:: Attributed to John Carter, 1748–1817
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and gray wash on slightly textured, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 11 7/8 inches (20.8 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Westminster Abbey

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/8 × 5 1/2 inches (7.9 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Scenery, Haymarket Theatre

Creator:: attributed to Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (17.1 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Receipt for a Set of Six London Views

Creator:: Thomas Sandby, 1721–1798
Date:: ca. 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray wash, incised for transfer on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (11.7 x 11.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. Sketch for the Oil Painting "The Conversion of St. Paul"

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brushed black ink, gray wash and gouache on medium, moderately textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/2 × 11 3/4 inches (44.5 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. St. Bartholomews Hospital

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 5 5/8 inches (8.3 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Guys Hospital

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 5 3/4 inches (8.7 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Old Somerset House

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 5 9/16 inches (7.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Lambeth Palace

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 5 9/16 inches (7.3 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. London Bridge

Creator:: Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/16 × 5 9/16 inches (7.8 × 14.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Design for Interior of a Mosque

Creator:: Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Date:: ca. 1761
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, watercolor and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper, with additional sheet affixed to verso
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 12 inches (18.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Facade for a Temple of Peace, Kew Gardens, Surrey

Creator:: Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Date:: ca. 1763
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 18 3/4 inches (32.1 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Stainborough Hall, Yorkshire: Front and Back Elevations

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 4 5/8 inches (23.8 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Stainborough Hall, Yorkshire: Three Floor Plans

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (24.1 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Banqueting House, Whitehall: Front Elevation

Creator:: Thomas Forster, ca. 1677–after 1712
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 inches (26.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Design for Covent Garden Drop Curtain

2. Design for London Bridge Approach

3. Design for London Bridge Approach

4. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

5. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

6. Part of the Monastery of St. Saviours, Southwark

7. View of London from Richmond House, Whitehall

8. The Rotunda and Gardens, Ranelagh

9. Whitehall Palace, London: Elevation of Proposed Design

10. Whitehall Palace, London: Section of Proposed Design

11. View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

12. Memorial to John Watt from Enfield Church

13. The Mansion House

14. Design for the Staircase at Stratford Place

15. Ruins of the Savoy Palace, London

16. West Hill, the seat of D.H. Rucker

17. The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate

18. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

19. St. Paul's Cathedral, from St. Martin's-le-Grand, London

20. Part of the Old Dormitory

21. Westminster Abbey

22. Scenery, Haymarket Theatre

23. Receipt for a Set of Six London Views

24. Sketch for the Oil Painting "The Conversion of St. Paul"

25. St. Bartholomews Hospital

26. Guys Hospital

27. Old Somerset House

28. Lambeth Palace

29. London Bridge

30. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Design for Interior of a Mosque

31. Facade for a Temple of Peace, Kew Gardens, Surrey

32. Stainborough Hall, Yorkshire: Front and Back Elevations

33. Stainborough Hall, Yorkshire: Three Floor Plans

34. Banqueting House, Whitehall: Front Elevation