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Exhibition History Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)

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1. A Greek Girl Standing on a Balcony

A Greek Girl Standing on a Balcony

Creator:: John Frederick Lewis, 1804–1876
Date:: 1840
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper, laid down on contemporary mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches (42.5 x 29.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A Hoy and a Lugger with other Shipping on a Calm Sea

A Hoy and a Lugger with other Shipping on a Calm Sea

Creator:: John Thomas Serres, 1759–1825
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches (33.3 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. A Lady Reading

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: ca. 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/2 x 8 inches (29.2 x 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. A Pastoral Scene

A Pastoral Scene

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash on wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (9.5 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A Sporting Cove

A Sporting Cove

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: between 1815 and 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite; verso: watercolor blots on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 inches (19.7 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. A Woodcutter's Picnic

A Woodcutter's Picnic

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and vermillion ink and watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 13/16 x 15 1/16 inches (27.5 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 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

8. Amada, 9:30 am, 12 February 1867

Amada, 9:30 am, 12 February 1867

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1867
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (12.4 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. 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

11. Andernach

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (20 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Barn Interior

Creator:: William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Date:: 1836
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache, with scraping on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches (34.6 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Beach Scene

Creator:: Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with scraping out on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (13.7 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. 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

15. Blois on the Loire

Blois on the Loire

Creator:: William Callow, 1812–1908
Date:: 1856
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches (13.5 x 34 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection