Materials & Techniques: brown wash and graphite / Period: 18th century / Associated Places: United Kingdom

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Castell Dinas Brân, Wales

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: ca. 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and black chalk on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 13 × 19 5/8 inches (33 × 49.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. A Farm near Windsor

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 17 1/2 inches (27.9 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (19.7 x 14.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

Creator:: Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Misses Sandby of Norwich

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches (13.3 x 9.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. A Design for a Mural Executed in the Salon at Roehampton House, Surrey: Apollo Carrying off Aeneas in a Cloud

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 inches (14 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne

Creator:: Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (25.1 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Crowcombe Court: a gentleman with his dog walking by the river

Creator:: Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, 1719–1791
Date:: ca. 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 18 3/16 inches (29.5 × 46.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Section of Chimney Piece in the Hall

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: 11 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (29.2 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash, graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (19.1 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (19.7 x 14.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Castle Acre Priory

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, brown wash, gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (18.1 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

Creator:: Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734–1760
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, graphite, and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 5/8 × 16 1/2 inches (27 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 13/16 inches (19.8 × 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (21 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. A London Riot

Creator:: Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink and wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 12 inches (12.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. A View of Bristol with Ratcilffe Church and Lime Kiln Dock

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches (26 x 62.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund in honor of John Baskett

27. River Forth with the Town and Castle of Stirling in the Distance

Creator:: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:: 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brown, gray, and yellow wash over graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper prepared with yellow wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (13.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Manwaring

28. The Grotto and the Temple of Contemplation, Stowe

Creator:: Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
Date:: 1752
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 12 3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan

2. Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation

3. Townsend's Building at Rousham, Oxfordshire: Elevation and Plan

4. The Cascade at Chiswick House, Middlesex: Elevation and Plan

5. King's Mews, Charing Cross, London: Section

6. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration

7. The Treasury, Whitehall, London: Alternate Elevations of the Facade

8. Castell Dinas Brân, Wales

9. A Farm near Windsor

10. London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

11. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

12. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

13. Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne

14. The Misses Sandby of Norwich

15. A Design for a Mural Executed in the Salon at Roehampton House, Surrey: Apollo Carrying off Aeneas in a Cloud

16. A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne

17. Crowcombe Court: a gentleman with his dog walking by the river

18. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Section of Chimney Piece in the Hall

19. London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

20. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

21. Castle Acre Priory

22. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

23. Preparing for a Hunt at Selhurst Park, Nov. 14, 1796

24. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

25. A London Riot

26. A View of Bristol with Ratcilffe Church and Lime Kiln Dock

27. River Forth with the Town and Castle of Stirling in the Distance

28. The Grotto and the Temple of Contemplation, Stowe