Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Period: 18th century-19th century / Subject Terms: river / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors

1. Landscape with Wooden Bridge

Creator:: Amos Green, 1735–1807
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash over graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (23.5 x 36.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Classical Landscape

Creator:: Amos Green, 1735–1807
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash and graphite; verso: gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 16 3/4in. (32.1 x 42.5cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Thames from the Ship Inn, Greenwich

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 6 3/4 x 9 1/8 inches (17.1 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Trees Overhanging a River

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (14 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Fisherman

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (8.6 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Remains of the Claudian Aqueduct near the Convent of S. Cosimato

Creator:: Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838
Date:: 1786 to 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 20 inches (34 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Convent of St. Cosimato, and part of the Claudian Aqueduct

Creator:: Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838
Date:: 1786 to 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 x 20 1/8 inches (33.7 x 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Near the Convent of S. Cosimato, in Italy

Creator:: Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 1758–1838
Date:: 1786 to 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 20 1/16 inches (34 x 51 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Landscape with Castle

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown wash, graphite, and white gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. River Landscape with Castle

Creator:: Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 13 1/8 inches (24.1 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Abel Cary Thomas, B.A. 1905

11. Figure Study of a Bacchanalia Celebration in a Wooded Landscape

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 9 9/16 inches (11 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. River Landscape with Two Figures, Lake and Distant Mountains

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 9 5/8 inches (12.7 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. River, Trees and Distant Town

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (12.1 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. A Tree Struck by Lightning

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (16.5 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Trees and Cottages at the Bend of a River

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 4 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (11.4 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. On the Side of the Rhine near the Source, Light Coming from the Right

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and brown wash and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (28.3 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Mountainous landscape with winding river and castle

Creator:: Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper prepared with pale brown wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 15 1/2in. (28.9 x 39.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Fullham Church

Creator:: James Stark, 1794–1859
Date:: June 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 6 5/16 inches (9 × 16 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. River with Castle and Bridge

Creator:: Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, white gouache, and graphite; squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 7/8 inches (11.4 × 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A Mill by a Waterfall

Creator:: Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, white gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (14.6 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Landscape with Wooden Bridge

2. Classical Landscape

3. The Thames from the Ship Inn, Greenwich

4. Trees Overhanging a River

5. The Fisherman

6. Remains of the Claudian Aqueduct near the Convent of S. Cosimato

7. The Convent of St. Cosimato, and part of the Claudian Aqueduct

8. Near the Convent of S. Cosimato, in Italy

9. Landscape with Castle

10. River Landscape with Castle

11. Figure Study of a Bacchanalia Celebration in a Wooded Landscape

12. River Landscape with Two Figures, Lake and Distant Mountains

13. River, Trees and Distant Town

14. A Tree Struck by Lightning

15. Trees and Cottages at the Bend of a River

16. On the Side of the Rhine near the Source, Light Coming from the Right

17. Mountainous landscape with winding river and castle

18. Fullham Church

19. River with Castle and Bridge

20. A Mill by a Waterfall