Creator Gender: male / Creator: Smirke the Younger, Robert, Sir, 1781–1867 / Work Type: watercolor

1. 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

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 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

3. Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: ca. 1823
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite and pen on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 16 1/2 inches (27.9 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Antique Sculpture

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, gray wash 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Trifylia, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Blue wash, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 3/4 inches (11.9 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Among the Taygetos Mountains of Mystras

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray 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

9. 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

10. Sparta, Mystras in the Distance

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor 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

11. Ruins of Sparta

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 17 inches (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Plains of Sparta

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 16 7/8 inches (30.5 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Ruins of Sparta

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 15/16 × 8 7/8 inches (15.1 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Ruins of Messenia

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 16 15/16 inches (30.5 × 43 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. 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

16. Ruins of Messenia

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Blue wash, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 17 inches (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Kalamata, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 11 7/16 inches (20.5 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Kalamata, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wasn and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 11 1/2 inches (20.5 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. 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

20. The Ruins of an Ancient Temple on the Summit of a Mountain Near Andritza

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue 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

21. 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

22. Kalamata, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 3/8 inches (29.2 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Architectural Drawing of the Temple of Sunias Minerva

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/16 × 10 inches (38.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Temple of Sunias Minerva

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue wash, and graphite on medium, 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

25. An Architectural Drawing of One of the Pillars in the Interior of a Temple

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (37.8 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Study of the Capital of a Pillar

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 13 11/16 inches (26.7 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Architectural Drawing of a Stone Relief, Depicting a Bird of Prey

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 3/4 inches (26.8 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Study of the Capital of a PIllar

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 13 11/16 inches (26.7 × 34.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Landscape With Mountains in the Horizon

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 17 inches (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Agonitra Near Olympia

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray 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

31. Temple of Hephaestus

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches (29.2 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Blue wash, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 inches (29.8 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. 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

34. 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

35. Philopappos Monument

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (29.1 × 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. The Choragic Monument of Thrasyllus

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (29.1 × 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Ancient Gateway in Ruins

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Cave of Trophonius

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 15 1/16 inches (23.7 × 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. 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

42. Sketch of the Temple of Asclepius at Agrigento, Sicily

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 15/16 inches (29.4 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. 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

44. Treasury of Atreus

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 1/2 inches (21.9 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. A Study of an Ancient Building in Ruin

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 1/2 inches (22.7 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Second Temple of Hera

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: watercolor and graphite 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

47. Second Temple of Hera, in the Foreground, First Temple of Hera in the Background, at Paestum

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 10 15/16 inches (16.7 × 27.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. 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

49. 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

50. Second Temple of Hera, in the Foreground, First Temple of Hera in the Background, at Paestum

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 16 1/2 inches (27.6 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. 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

52. Sketch of a Temple

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 3/8 inches (19.2 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. Interior of a Church

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

61. 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

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. Jungfern Bridge

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 laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 11 7/16 inches (23.2 × 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. Public Baths on the River Spree

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 1/4 × 10 inches (18.4 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. In the Friedrich's Shape

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 5 3/4 inches (20.8 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Part of the Exchange Building

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 5 3/16 inches (23 × 13.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. Study of Buildings in a Settlement, Atop a Mountain

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, blue wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 3/8 inches (21.9 × 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. Tombstone

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 1/4 inches (16.4 × 10.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Threee Ornate Tombstones

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 15/16 × 4 11/16 inches (12.5 × 11.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. 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

74. One of the Entrances to Potsdam

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, 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

75. A Shop in Berlin

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (18.4 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

76. The Buildings in Front of Sanssouci

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: 4 3/16 × 7 1/8 inches (10.6 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. 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

78. Sketch of an Ornate Doorway, With Columns, and Sculpture

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 laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 inches (14.9 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. Interior of a Temple

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 3/4 inches (22.2 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. 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

81. Study of a Stone Mausoleum

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 3/8 inches (11.7 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Interior of a Church

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 5/8 inches (19.1 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. Interior of a Church

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 7/16 × 6 15/16 inches (13.8 × 17.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

84. Sketch of a Mausoleum

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 5/8 inches (16.5 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. 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

86. 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

87. Study of a Gravstone With Plaque

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: 2 7/8 × 3 5/16 inches (7.3 × 8.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. Sketch of a Carved Female Figure on Top of a Gravestone

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: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 inches (8.9 × 6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

89. 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 5/8 × 4 5/8 inches (11.7 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. 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 3/8 × 3 1/8 inches (11.1 × 7.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

91. Study of a Tombstone, Carved in the Shape of an Urn

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 1/2 × 3 1/16 inches (11.4 × 7.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. Sketch of Three Standing Gravestones

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 1/16 × 4 11/16 inches (12.9 × 11.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

93. Sketch of an Ornate 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: 6 5/16 × 3 7/8 inches (16 × 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

94. Sketches of Ornamental Designs, For Oil Lamps and Pouring Vessels

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 9 3/4 inches (38.7 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

95. Inn Beyond Unken, Austria

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

96. Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens and the Parthenon

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/16 × 16 7/8 inches (28.4 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. 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

98. 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

99. 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

100. 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

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