Period: 18th century / Associated Places: Thames / Image Available: Available / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. York Water Gate

Creator:: Thomas Malton the Younger, 1748–1804
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 11 3/4 inches (21.1 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

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

3. A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1752
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite on medium, moderatelty textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches (9.2 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Bridge, Walton on Thames

Creator:: Augustin Heckel, 1690–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 15 3/8 inches (23.5 × 39.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A Bridge over the Thames, with sailing barges in the foreground

Creator:: Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:: 1758-1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black ink, brown ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 18 3/4 inches (33.7 × 47.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

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

7. Pile Driving on the Banks of the Thames

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown ink, gouache and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/8 x 26 1/8 inches (49.2 x 66.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Eton College from Datchet Road

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite with gray wash border on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/4 x 23 1/16 inches (46.4 x 58.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Figures and Boats on the Thames

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 34 7/8 inches (29.8 x 88.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

10. A Thames Wharf with Westminster Bridge in the Distance

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 35 3/4 inches (36.8 x 90.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

11. Eton College from the South

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 17 inches (21.3 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Old Walton Bridge seen from the Middlesex Shore

Creator:: Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:: 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 26 3/4 inches (28.9 x 67.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Old Somerset House

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

14. Lambeth Palace

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

15. London Bridge

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

16. The Swan Inn at Twickenham

Creator:: James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:: 1770s
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gray wash over graphite
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 11/16 x 12 1/2in. (19.5 x 31.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

17. Westminster Bridge under Construction

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 x 28 3/8 inches (35.9 x 72.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

18. A Wood Yard on the Thames at Nine Elms

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 35 1/8 inches (34.9 x 89.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

19. A Town House on the Thames

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, with thin, slightly textured, blue laid paper border, mounted on linen backed with moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 x 40 1/8 inches (40.6 x 101.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

20. Thames Side Buildings

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 x 33 inches (36.5 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

21. The Thames with Montagu House and Westminster Bridge

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper with medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper border, mounted on linen, backed with medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/4 x 36 inches (43.8 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of John Baskett

22. On the Thames at Barnes

Creator:: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Date:: ca. 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and pen and gray ink on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (17.5 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Cookham on the Thames, Berkshire

Creator:: Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 15 1/8 inches (27 × 38.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. London from Greenwich Hill

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 x 21 1/8 inches (37.8 x 53.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. The Thames from Richmond Hill Looking Southwest

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: ca. 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/4 x 20 5/8 inches (36.2 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. York Water Gate

2. View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

3. A Group of Men on Westminster Pier

4. The Bridge, Walton on Thames

5. A Bridge over the Thames, with sailing barges in the foreground

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

7. Pile Driving on the Banks of the Thames

8. Eton College from Datchet Road

9. Figures and Boats on the Thames

10. A Thames Wharf with Westminster Bridge in the Distance

11. Eton College from the South

12. Old Walton Bridge seen from the Middlesex Shore

13. Old Somerset House

14. Lambeth Palace

15. London Bridge

16. The Swan Inn at Twickenham

17. Westminster Bridge under Construction

18. A Wood Yard on the Thames at Nine Elms

19. A Town House on the Thames

20. Thames Side Buildings

21. The Thames with Montagu House and Westminster Bridge

22. On the Thames at Barnes

23. Cookham on the Thames, Berkshire

24. London from Greenwich Hill

25. The Thames from Richmond Hill Looking Southwest