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Exhibition History Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)

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Work Type watercolor

1. Landscape at East Bergholt

Landscape at East Bergholt

Creator:: John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (17.8 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. An Encampment in St. James Park

An Encampment in St. James Park

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches (30.2 x 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Aberystwyth Castle

Aberystwyth Castle

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1796 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (28.6 x 49.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Great Gate of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury

The Great Gate of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury

Creator:: Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
Date:: 1757
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on thick, textured, cream laid paper on contemporary mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 15 3/16 inches (20.6 × 38.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Italianate Landscape with Travelers, No. 1

Italianate Landscape with Travelers, No. 1

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 3/16 inches (37.5 x 53.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum

Temple of Venus and Rome from the Colosseum

Creator:: William Pars, 1742–1782
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown and black ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/16 x 16 3/8 inches (30.6 x 41.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Travelling in France

Travelling in France

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: between 1785 and 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/16 x 17 1/2 inches (28.7 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. View of Lake Coniston, Lancashire

View of Lake Coniston, Lancashire

Creator:: Francis Towne, 1740–1816
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 3/4 × 24 7/8 inches (32.4 × 63.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Checkmate

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (14 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Estuary on the River Taw, Devon

Estuary on the River Taw, Devon

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/16 x 17 3/4 inches (26.2 x 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (16.8 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Isola Madre, Lago Maggiore

Isola Madre, Lago Maggiore

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: ca. 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid down on original mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 1/2 inches (31 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Mountain Tops (A Mountain Study)

Mountain Tops (A Mountain Study)

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, and brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (23.5 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Il Parco degli Astroni - The Wooded Crater Bottom with Hunt in Progress

Il Parco degli Astroni - The Wooded Crater Bottom with Hunt in Progress

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (26 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Fantastic Landscape

Fantastic Landscape

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: 1780 to 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, black wash, graphite and buff ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 15 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (40 x 52.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Lake of Vico Between Rome and Florence

Lake of Vico Between Rome and Florence

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 13/16 inches (25.7 x 37.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. On the Lake of Nemi

On the Lake of Nemi

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: between 1780 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 7/8 inches (21 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Open Landscape with Horsemen and Covered Cart

Open Landscape with Horsemen and Covered Cart

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: between 1780 and 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and black wash, with traces of black and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 inches (27.3 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Between Chamonix and Martigny

Between Chamonix and Martigny

Creator:: John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, watercolor, graphite, gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 12 15/16 x 17 11/16 inches (32.8 x 45 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection