Exhibition HistoryThe Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty, George III, at the Garden Entrance of St. James's Palace, 2nd August 1786
1786
10
William Marlow, 1740–1813
Nîmes from the Tour Magne
ca. 1765
11
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Hinton St. George, Somerset: View of the Saloon
1797
12
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
13
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
1771 or 1772
14
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Roslin Castle, Midlothian
ca. 1780
15
Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
Harbledown, a Village near Canterbury
1757
16
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for Ceiling Walls and Staircase
between 1712 and 1713
17
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
North West View of Wakefield Lodge in Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire
1767
18
Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation
ca. 1710
19
Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Garden Front
between 1718 and 1729
20
Canaletto, 1697–1768
The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate
between 1746 and 1747
21
William Pars, 1742–1782
A View of Rome Taken from the Pincio
1776
22
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Design for a Wall of the Chapel of Revealed Religion
ca. 1780
23
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Figures by a stream with cattle watering
undated
24
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Place des Victoires, Paris
ca. 1783
25
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Vauxhall Gardens
ca. 1784
26
John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770
Illustration to the Iliad
between 1760 and 1769
27
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
The Duchess of Devonshire and the Countess of Bessborough
1790
28
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
The Prize Fight
1787
29
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle
1783
30
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
The Members of a Corinthian Temple in Ruins at Ephesus
ca. 1750
31
James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan
ca. 1720
32
Henry Holland, 1745–1806
Carlton House, Pall Mall, London: Section of the Portico, Hall and Tribune
ca. 1787
33
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Hilly Landscape with Figures Approaching a Bridge
ca. 1763
34
John Harris, 1770–1834
Men of War Lying off Sheerness
undated
35
Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
The Great Gate of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury
1757
36
John Webber, 1752–1793
Pont-y-Pair on the River Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, Denbigh
1791
37
Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros, 1748–1810
Ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum
1779
38
William Taverner, 1703–1772
Nymphs Bathing in a Wooded Glade
ca. 1765-1770
39
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
ca. 1750
40
Samuel Buck, 1696–1779
The South View of Berwick Upon Tweed
ca. 1743-1745
41
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Stromboli
1750
42
Thomas Sandby, 1721–1798
A View of Boxhill from Norbury Park, Surrey
ca. 1775
43
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
A View on the Island of Antigua: the English Barracks and Saint John's Church Seen from the Hospital
ca. 1775
44
Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Lake Windermere
1786
45
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
A Dutch Packet in a Rising Breeze
1791
46
John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770
Admiral Vernon's Monument in Westminster Abbey
ca. 1763
47
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre
ca. 1785
48
John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787
49
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
The Hoo, Kimpton, Hertfordshire: Elevations and Details of a Gateway
ca. 1760-1764
50
Robert Cleveley, 1747–1809
An English Man-of-War Taking Possession of a Ship
1783
51
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Facade for a Temple of Peace, Kew Gardens, Surrey
ca. 1763
52
Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
A View of the Rotunda in the Garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire
1753
53
Thomas Chippendale, 1718–1779
Design for a Writing Table
1754
54
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants
between 1765 and 1770
55
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Wooded Landscape with Figures
ca. 1788
56
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
Kennington Common
1776
57
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
The French Lady in London
ca. 1771
58
James Gandon, 1742–1823
Elevation for the West Front of Parliament House, Dublin
ca. 1787
59
Daniel Gardner, 1750–1805
Mrs. Justinian Casamajor and Eight of her Children
1779
60
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Drawing for a Frontispiece: "The Toast"
1735
61
William Daniell, 1769–1837
Sankrydroog, Madras
1792
62
William Day, 1764–1807
Matlock Baths, Derbyshire
ca. 1789
63
Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1733–1794
The English Lady at Paris
1771
64
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Forest Scene
1771
65
John Brown, 1749–1787
The Geographers
undated
66
John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
between 1783 and 1787
67
John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Near Chiavenna in the Grisons
ca. 1779
68
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Mountainous Landscape
ca. 1780
69
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Design for 'the Houses of both sides of the intended Street to extend in a right line from the Mansion-House to More-Gate humbly proposed to consideration'
1762
70
John Yenn, 1750–1821
Design for Wall Decoration
ca. 1800
71
George Richardson, ca.1738–ca.1813
Design for a Chimney Piece
1773
72
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Aspis cornutus (Horned Viper or Cerastes)
1765-1773
73
Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): finished drawing of flowering plant