Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Associated Places: London / Work Type: drawing

1. Characters in the Streets of London

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 13/16 inches (30.2 x 40.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Old London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral From the Thames

Creator:: David Cox, 1783–1859
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash with scratching out on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 7 inches (10.5 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. 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

4. 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

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. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 15 5/8 inches (25.4 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 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

8. Hogarth Painting in Vauxhall Gardens in the Presence of Jonathan Tyers

Creator:: John Thomas Smith, 1766–1833
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, black ink, brown wash, gray wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 3/4 inches (32.7 × 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Newgate Prison, the Fire of London

Creator:: Thomas Wyck, 1616–1677
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (9.5 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Interior of a Coppersmith's, Shoe Lane

Creator:: Henry William Burgess, active 1809–1860
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 5/8 inches (14 × 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and black chalk 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

15. 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

16. Waterloo Bridge from the Garden of M. A. Taylor, Esq.

Creator:: William Parrott, 1813–ca. 1869
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 8 3/8 inches (11 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, brown wash, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 5 3/8 inches (20.3 x 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Trees in Hyde Park, London

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and brown wash over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 17 3/4 inches (26.4 x 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. 'A Whistler!'

Creator:: George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760–1809
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 × 10 3/8 inches (21.7 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Ruins of Westminster Palace

Creator:: George Harley, 1791–1871
Date:: 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on slightly textured, medium, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/4 inches (24.3 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. 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

22. Drawing Room Ceiling, No. 3 Old Palace Yard

Creator:: Charles James Richardson, 1806–1871
Date:: 1871
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and brown wash on smooth, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 5/8 inches (37.8 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Ceiling to Boudoir House in Old Palace Yard

Creator:: Charles James Richardson, 1806–1871
Date:: 1871
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, and brown wash on smooth, medium, white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 × 9 5/16 inches (30.8 × 23.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. View of Guy Fawkes' Tower

Creator:: George Birch, 1842–1904
Date:: 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on slightly textured, moderately thick, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 × 8 1/4 inches (27.9 × 21 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. Design for Approaches to London Bridge

Creator:: Charles Robert Cockerell, 1788–1863
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and pen with brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches (24.8 x 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

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1. Characters in the Streets of London

2. Old London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral From the Thames

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

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

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

6. The Building of Waterloo Bridge

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

8. Hogarth Painting in Vauxhall Gardens in the Presence of Jonathan Tyers

9. Newgate Prison, the Fire of London

10. Interior of a Coppersmith's, Shoe Lane

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

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

13. London Cries: All Fire and No Smoke

14. London Cries: A Man with a Bottle

15. London Cries: A Man Swaggering

16. Waterloo Bridge from the Garden of M. A. Taylor, Esq.

17. London Cries: Small Coal or Brushes

18. Trees in Hyde Park, London

19. 'A Whistler!'

20. Ruins of Westminster Palace

21. The Earthquake Scare in Piccadilly

22. Drawing Room Ceiling, No. 3 Old Palace Yard

23. Ceiling to Boudoir House in Old Palace Yard

24. View of Guy Fawkes' Tower

25. A London Riot

26. Design for Approaches to London Bridge

27. Fullham Church