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Bevere House near North Claines, Worcestershire
Creator:
Moses Griffith, 1747–1819
Date:
ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches (34.6 x 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Charts Edge, Kent
Creator:
Frederick Mackenzie, 1788–1854
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and gouache on smooth, moderately thick, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 6 7/8 inches (11 × 17.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan of the Back Gatas Lying in the Parish of Kirkcudbright
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, watercolor on slightly textured, moderately thick, beige wove paper backed with cloth
Dimensions:
Sheet: 28 5/16 × 37 3/8 inches (71.9 × 94.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Section of Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 23 1/4 inches (35.6 × 59.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 21 7/8 inches (34.6 x 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Sketch of Stables
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 12 7/8 inches (54 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Elevation of North Front
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 29 inches (33.7 x 73.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Corbels and Moulding for the Groins in the Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 22 1/2 inches (35.6 x 57.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Corsham Court, Wiltshire: Elevation of the North Front
Creator:
John Nash, 1752–1835
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 14 3/8 inches (19.2 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Stowe House, Buckingham
Creator:
Robert Streatfeild, 1786–1852
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/2 inches (14.9 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Norton Hall, Cheshire: Ground Plan with Designs for a Canal
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
between 1760 and 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 15 inches (24.4 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Kielder Castle, Northumberland
Creator:
William Beilby, 1740–1819
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on slightly textured, medium, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 3/4 inches (21 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Record Drawing of the 1639 Altarpiece in Exeter Cathedral
Creator:
Arthur Bradley, active 1740
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, watercolor on moderately textured, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 26 3/8 inches (40 × 67 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Riding School
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Image: 8 5/8 × 14 7/8 inches (21.9 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Hinton St. George, Somerset: View of the Saloon
Creator:
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (23.5 x 37.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Design of Apollo and the Python for a Painted over-door Decoration
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper laid down on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches (21.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Office or Stables: Front Elevation
Creator:
James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Date:
ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 14 7/16 inches (21 x 36.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan
Creator:
James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Date:
ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/4 x 14 9/16 inches (47.6 x 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Carlton House, Pall Mall, London: Section of the Portico, Hall and Tribune
Creator:
Henry Holland, 1745–1806
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over pen and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 x 28 1/4 inches (35.4 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, London
Creator:
Attributed to Theodore Jacobsen, died 1772
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 13 3/16 inches (18.7 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Country House
Creator:
James Lewis, 1751–1820
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor on smooth, thick, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 25 3/4 inches (20.3 × 65.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Seat of Stafford Briscoe
Creator:
Samuel Lewis, ca. 1756–1822
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 18 13/16 inches (32.7 × 47.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Treasury, Whitehall, London: Alternate Elevations of the Facade
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches (21.6 × 43.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Pavilion in a Deer Park
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 11 5/8 inches (16.8 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Ceiling Plan for Clifton Castle
Creator:
Attributed to Thomas Harrison, 1744–1829
Date:
ca. 1780-1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 × 14 3/4 inches (54.3 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Plan and Elevation for the Decoration of a Circular Dome for Clifton Castle, York
Creator:
Attributed to Thomas Harrison, 1744–1829
Date:
ca. 1780-1790
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on smooth, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 5/8 inches (34.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
View of Baron Hill, Anglesey, Wales
Creator:
Moses Griffith, 1747–1819
Date:
1776
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 17 1/2in. (25.9 x 44.5cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Heveningham Hall, Suffolk
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
between 1782 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 inches (17.1 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Pavilion in a Deer Park
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 11 7/8 inches (18.4 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
between 1728 and 1732
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink, brown and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches (38.4 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, brown wash, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1738
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (28.6 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Cascade at Chiswick House, Middlesex: Elevation and Plan
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
between 1720 and 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches (36.2 x 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Townsend's Building at Rousham, Oxfordshire: Elevation and Plan
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
ca. 1738
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown wash within single-ruled pencil border on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 9 11/16 inches (34.3 x 24.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
King's Mews, Charing Cross, London: Section
Creator:
William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
1731
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches (25.1 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for an Unidentified Gothic Structure
Creator:
attributed to William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink with brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 8 1/8in. (35.6 x 20.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Allington Castle, Kent
Creator:
Robert Nixon, 1759–1837
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 15 1/8 inches (27.6 × 38.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Church: Elevation of the West Front
Creator:
James Paine, 1717–1789
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 9 3/8 inches (25.1 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Unidentified Town House: Front Elevation
Creator:
Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and wash within triple-ruled border on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 19 1/4 inches (31.3 x 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Lunette
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 13 9/16 inches (19.7 x 34.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Ceiling
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor; verso: pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (50.5 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Elevation of the Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches (33.7 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Ceiling of Vestibule
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 22 1/4 inches (35.6 × 56.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Cornice Full Size for the Chimney of the Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink over traces of graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 22 3/4 inches (35.6 x 57.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan and Elevations of Porter's Lodge
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches (28.6 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: North Elevation of South Wing
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 20 7/8 inches (36.2 x 53 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Cornice and Battlement for the Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches (56.5 x 35.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Cobham Hall, Kent: Windows in Dairy
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 21 1/2 inches (34.9 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Final Design for a Naval Monument: Plan and Elevation
Creator:
Charles Heathcote Tatham, 1772–1842
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 8 1/8 inches (38.1 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Naval Monument: Elevation
Creator:
Charles Heathcote Tatham, 1772–1842
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and brown wash on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 7 1/16 inches (29.2 × 17.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Drawings of Classical Ornament (A Volume)
Creator:
James Lewis, 1751–1820
Date:
1771-1772
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Ceiling of the Eating Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches (31.4 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (54 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 11/16 x 14 9/16 inches (65.2 x 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771 or 1772
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (54 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Staircase Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (54 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Langford House, Dublin, Ireland: Elevations of Room Facing Mary Street
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 28 15/16 inches (51.8 x 73.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Langford House, Dublin, Ireland: Elevations of Room Facing the Garden
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on linen
Dimensions:
Sheet: 28 7/16 x 20 9/16 inches (72.3 x 52.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Ceiling of the Front Hall
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink with gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 20 inches (36.5 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of One End of the Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 20 inches (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of One End of the Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 20 inches (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of One End of the Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (39.4 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 7/8 x 24 1/2 inches (45.4 x 62.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Eating Parlor Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 25 5/8 inches (47.9 x 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 25 5/8 inches (36.8 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Saloon Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on linen
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 7/16 x 25 3/16 inches (49.3 x 64 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Langford House, Dublin, Ireland: Great Room Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 1/4 inches (28.9 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (54 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Detail of Entablature in the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/8 x 25 15/16 inches (53.6 x 65.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (54 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Detail of the Lady's Room Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches (33.7 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Lady's Room Ceiling
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1772
Materials & Techniques:
Graphic, watercolor with pen and black ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/8 x 22 3/16 inches (44.1 x 56.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for Court of Edinburgh University
Creator:
Robert Morrison, active ca. 1791
Date:
1779
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen in black ink, gray ink, and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 x 22 3/4 inches (43.2 x 57.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevations of the Front Hall
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
between 1771 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:
Pen with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 36 1/8 x 23 15/16 inches (91.8 x 60.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
House with Weathercock
Creator:
Attributed to John Preston Neale, 1771/80–1847
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on slightly textured, medium, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 9/16 inches (13.8 × 21.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Shop Front: Elevation
Creator:
James Paine, 1717–1789
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 7 3/4in. (19.1 x 19.7cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Circular Domed Temple: Elevation
Creator:
James Paine, 1717–1789
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 8 11/16in. (24.8 x 22.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Temple on a Square Plan and with a Dome: Elevation
Creator:
James Paine, 1717–1789
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 15/16in. (19.7 x 17.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Shrubland Hall, Suffolk: Elevation
Creator:
James Paine, 1717–1789
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, gouache and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 21 5/8 inches (31.8 × 54.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for the Decoration of a Dining Room
Creator:
James Stuart, 1713–1788
Date:
1760s
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, gray wash, and blue wash on slightly textured, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 1/4 × 19 1/8 inches (69.2 × 48.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Studies, with Gardens, Possibly for a Talman Family House
Creator:
Verso by John Talman, 1677–1726
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and red chalk; verso: line engraving on thick, textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches (57.8 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Ceiling
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches (34.6 x 47 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Goodwood, West Sussex: Ceiling Design
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 22 inches (39.5 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sarsden House and Gardens, Oxfordshire: Bird's-eye View
Creator:
Humphry Repton, 1752–1818
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 7/8 inches (24.1 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
[One of] Five Ceiling Designs
Creator:
John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 x 6 13/16 inches (10.2 x 17.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Langley Park, Norfolk: Elevation of the South Front
Creator:
John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black, brown and gray ink with gray and brown wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 21 7/8 inches (37.3 × 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
[One of] Five Designs for a Church
Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches (31.1 x 46.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevations of a Room
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and gray ink with gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 12 3/8 inches (44.8 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
St. James's Park, London: Plan
Creator:
Lancelot ('Capability') Brown, 1716–1783
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and brown ink, watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, cream vellum
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 27 1/16 inches (49.5 x 68.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Blickling Hall, Norwich
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 24 5/8 inches (47.9 x 62.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for a Chimneypiece
Creator:
Joseph Wilton, 1722–1803
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 inches (8.9 × 7.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for an Urn
Creator:
Joseph Wilton, 1722–1803
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, brown wash on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 inches (11.4 × 7.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Unidentified Country House: Ground Floor Plan
Creator:
Attributed to John Sanderson, active 1730; died 1774
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 20 3/8 inches (36.5 x 51.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sundorne Castle, Near Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Creator:
John Sanders, 1768–1826
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 x 16in. (26 x 40.6cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Design for an Unidentifued House in the Palladian Style
Creator:
William Thomas, active 1783– died 1800
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, watercolor on textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 59 1/2 inches (26.8 × 151.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Fragments of Architecture at Temple of Thignica Ain Tunga
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 21 1/2 inches (35.6 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Aquaduct at Cherchel
Creator:
James Bruce, 1730–1794
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 16 1/8 inches (30.5 × 41 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection