Materials & Techniques: graphite / 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. The Castle Inhabited by Petrarch, Vaucluse

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, black wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 10 inches (17 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Castel Sant' Angelo

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 16 3/4 inches (33 × 42.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. 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

13. Ancient Roman 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: 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Tivoli

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 × 7 7/8 inches (26.7 × 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Study of a Bridge

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: 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Powder Tower, One of the Original City Gates into the City of Prague

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 inches (19.7 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. An Official Building

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 5/16 × 8 15/16 inches (18.6 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Sketch of an Ornamental Arched Entry

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 1/2 inches (24.6 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Sketch of a Building

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 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

31. 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: 3 3/16 × 3 7/16 inches (8.1 × 8.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. Partial View of a Building With Arched Entrances

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 9/16 × 7 11/16 inches (11.6 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Sketch of the Finished Part of One of the Public Buildings

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: 5 5/8 × 7 5/8 inches (14.3 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. Sketch of an Entry Gate

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 5/8 × 7 5/8 inches (11.7 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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

61. 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

62. Villa in the Electoral Gardens Near Dresden

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (19.4 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. A Cow House, Attached to a Villa Near Dresden

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and gray ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 inches (11.7 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. 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

65. Argos, Remains of a Roman Building

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: 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

66. Remains of an Ancient Amphitheatre Near Corinth

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 7/8 inches (29.2 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. 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

68. Remains of the Temple of Jupiter in the Plains of Nemea, Greece

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 inches (27.3 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. 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

70. Study of a Bust

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: 18 13/16 × 12 15/16 inches (47.8 × 32.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. 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

72. 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

73. 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

74. 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

75. 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

76. 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

77. 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

78. 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

79. Sketch of the High Alter of the Church of, Il Redentore

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 1/2 × 8 3/8 inches (14 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. 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

81. Nuns Praying at Altar 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: 13 1/2 × 10 9/16 inches (34.3 × 26.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. 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

83. 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

84. 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

85. Sketch of the Interior of St. Stephens Cathedral, Vienna

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 9/16 inches (34.8 × 26.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. The Mad House in the Suburbs of Vienna

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite, pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 11/16 inches (23.2 × 19.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

87. A Palace in the Streets of Prague

Creator:: Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Date:: 1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 4 3/8 inches (19.4 × 11.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. 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

89. 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

90. 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

91. 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

92. 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

93. 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

94. 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

95. 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

96. 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

97. The Same Temple Viewed on the Side of the Postious

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 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

98. 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

99. Study of a Tower, from a Pillar, in Athens

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 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

100. 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

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49. Sketch of an Entry Gate

50. Sketch of a Stone, Arched Entry Gate

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

55. Sketch of a Tombstone

56. Sketch of a Tombstone

57. Sketch of Three Standing Gravestones

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

59. Tombstone

60. Tombstone

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

62. Villa in the Electoral Gardens Near Dresden

63. A Cow House, Attached to a Villa Near Dresden

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

65. Argos, Remains of a Roman Building

66. Remains of an Ancient Amphitheatre Near Corinth

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

68. Remains of the Temple of Jupiter in the Plains of Nemea, Greece

69. Study of a Stone Wall

70. Study of a Bust

71. Sketch of a Temple

72. Fragment of the Capital of a Pillar