Exhibition History: Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20) / Associated Places: Posillipo - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)

Associated Places Posillipo

1. Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/16 x 50 1/4 inches (101.8 x 127.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo

Oxcart in the Grotto at Posillipo

Creator:: William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 13/16in. (27 x 37.6cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Naples from Posillipo

Naples from Posillipo

Creator:: Jacob More, 1740–1793
Date:: 1780's
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on textured, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/2 × 28 5/8 inches (52.1 × 72.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples

Entrance to the Grotto at Posilippo, Naples

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gray ink over graphite on medium slightly textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches (32.1 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection