Creator Gender: male / Period: 18th century / Exhibition History: Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) / Associated Places: United Kingdom / Image Available: Available

1. Harlech Castle, from Tygwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 1/4 x 47 inches (87 x 119.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1795 and 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches (56.5 x 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Dovedale

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/4 × 33 1/4 inches (64.1 × 84.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Snowdon from Capel Curig

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 52 7/8 x 79 inches (134.3 x 200.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. View near Wynnstay, the Seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, fourth Bt.

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: 1770 to 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 71 x 96 3/8 inches (180.3 x 244.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Caernarfon Castle

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/2 x 41 5/16 inches (64.8 x 104.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1777 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Chepstow Castle

Creator:: Hendrik Frans de Cort, 1742–1810
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 33 inches (67.3 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Loch Awe, Argyllshire

Creator:: Alexander Nasmyth, 1758–1840
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Goodrich Castle on the Wye

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 11 × 14 1/2 inches (27.9 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Edinburgh

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Roslin Castle, Midlothian

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache on medium laid paper, mounted on board
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (46 x 63.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: between 1772 and 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (27.3 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Lakes of Llanberis - from the Road from Caernarfon Going to Llanberis, Caernarfonshire

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: July 14, 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches (13 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Transept of Melrose Abbey, 1778 Near Old Melrose on the River Tweed, Roxburgh

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches (34.6 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Head of Ullswater, With the Lodge of Patterdale on the Left

Creator:: Thomas Sunderland, 1744–1828
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 x 33 inches (61 x 83.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Matlock High Tor

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 inches (23.2 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (16.8 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (24.8 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Carnarvon Castle, North Wales

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (14 x 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Melrose Abbey, Scotland

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 9 inches (18.3 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite and pen and black ink on medium slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (16.8 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Meeting of the Rivers Severn and Wye, near Chepstow

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 x 16 13/16in. (32.4 x 42.7cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Haweswater, Westmoreland

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 13/16 x 17 5/8 inches (30 x 44.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Lake Windermere from Calgarth with Belle Isle

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper in contemporary line mount
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/8 × 20 1/8 inches (34.6 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Matlock High Tor, Derbyshire

Creator:: John Emes, 1762–1810
Date:: ca. 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 9/16 × 12 1/2 inches (37 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby

Creator:: John White Abbott, 1763–1851
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (26.7 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Village of Stonethwaite and Eagle Cragg, Borrowdale

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches (34.3 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Ullswater, Looking toward Patterdale

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 20 1/8 inches (34 x 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. The Junction of Lyon and Tay

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 17 5/8 inches (30.8 x 44.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

YCBA Collections Search

Refine your search

Search Constraints

Creator Gender male

Period 18th century

Exhibition History Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)

Associated Places United Kingdom

Image Available Available

Search Results

1. Harlech Castle, from Tygwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

2. Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

3. Dovedale

4. Snowdon from Capel Curig

5. View near Wynnstay, the Seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, fourth Bt.

6. Caernarfon Castle

7. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

8. Chepstow Castle

9. Loch Awe, Argyllshire

10. Goodrich Castle on the Wye

11. Edinburgh

12. Roslin Castle, Midlothian

13. View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater

14. The Lakes of Llanberis - from the Road from Caernarfon Going to Llanberis, Caernarfonshire

15. Transept of Melrose Abbey, 1778 Near Old Melrose on the River Tweed, Roxburgh

16. The Head of Ullswater, With the Lodge of Patterdale on the Left

17. Matlock High Tor

18. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

19. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

20. Carnarvon Castle, North Wales

21. Melrose Abbey, Scotland

22. Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire

23. The Meeting of the Rivers Severn and Wye, near Chepstow

24. Haweswater, Westmoreland

25. Lake Windermere from Calgarth with Belle Isle

26. Matlock High Tor, Derbyshire

27. The Mouth of the Cavern at Castleton in the Peak of Derby

28. Village of Stonethwaite and Eagle Cragg, Borrowdale

29. Ullswater, Looking toward Patterdale

30. The Junction of Lyon and Tay