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An English Sloop and a Frigate in a Light Breeze
Creator:
Francis Swaine, 1730–1782
Date:
undated, exhibited between 1762 and 1782
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 x 13 3/8 inches (25.4 x 34 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Fishing Boats in a Calm Sea
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
between 1745 and 1759
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 15/16 x 23 5/16 inches (37.9 x 59.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Arches of Westminster Bridge
Creator:
Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
42 3/4 × 47 3/4 inches (108.6 × 121.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
The City from Near the Terrace of Somerset House
Creator:
Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Frame: 21 × 34 1/2 inches (53.3 × 87.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Westminster from Near the Terrace of Somerset House
Creator:
Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (38.7 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Thames at Lambeth Palace
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
after 1745
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 1/2 × 44 1/8 inches (62.2 × 112.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Orleans House, Twickenham
Creator:
Joseph Nickolls, active 1713–ca. 1755
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
17 1/4 x 32 inches (43.8 x 81.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Lugger and a Smack in Light Airs
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on copper
Dimensions:
7 x 10 inches (17.8 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
A Cutter in a Strong Breeze
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on copper
Dimensions:
7 x 10 inches (17.8 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
Cutter Close Hauled in a Fresh Breeze, with Other Shipping
Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
42 x 66 inches (106.7 x 167.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view
View of Dürrenstein
Creator:
Charles Gore, 1729–1807
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 15 inches (18.7 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Fishing Boats
Creator:
Francis Swaine, 1730–1782
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, graphite, and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 inches (28.9 × 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
View of Sigacik (Ancient Teos)
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 x 21 1/4 inches (37.2 x 54 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Scoglio di Silla nel Faro di Mesina
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 5/16 inches (38.2 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Moonlight

Moonlight
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 3/8 inches (37.5 x 54.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Sun Under a Cloud
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 9/16 inches (38.3 x 54.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Morning

Morning
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 21 7/8 inches (38.1 x 55.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Moonlight

Moonlight
Creator:
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Date:
1745
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 3/4 inches (30.2 × 40 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
A Naval Squadron Lying at Spithead
Creator:
Francis Swaine, 1730–1782
Date:
between 1745 and 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 21 inches (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
Shipping Scene with Three Figures on shore
Creator:
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Date:
between 1745 and 1748
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite with some scraping on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, prepared with yellow wash
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/8 x 7 13/16 inches (13.7 x 19.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection