Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Period: 18th century / Exhibition History: Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29) / Associated Places: England

1. Wilton House from the Southeast

Creator:: Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Date:: between 1758 and 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 39 x 56 3/4 inches (99.1 x 144.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

Creator:: Dominic Serres, 1722–1793
Date:: ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/2 x 18 inches (31.8 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: ca. 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (19.1 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Leak Okeover, Rev. John Allen and Captain Chester at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: between 1745 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 38 1/2 x 48 1/2 inches (97.8 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. The Hermitage

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 32 1/2 x 51 3/8 inches (82.6 x 130.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. South Prospect of Hampton Court, Herefordshire

Creator:: Jan Stevens, died 1722
Date:: ca. 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 82 x 94 inches (208.3 x 238.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Warwick Castle

Creator:: Francis Harding, active 1730–1766
Date:: ca. 1764
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 5/8 x 39 inches (62.5 x 99.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1734
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 3/4 x 36 inches (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Pierrepont House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 3/16 x 48 inches (91.9 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

Creator:: Joseph Nickolls, active 1713–ca. 1755
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/16 x 32 1/8 inches (44 x 81.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. 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

12. Robert Gwillym of Atherton and His Family

Creator:: Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Date:: 1745 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Marcia Pitt and Her Brother George Pitt, Later second Baron Rivers, Riding in the Park at Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire

Creator:: Thomas Gooch, 1750–1802
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (68.9 x 63.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Street Scene in Chorley, Lancashire, with a view of Chorley Hall

Creator:: John Bird of Liverpool, 1768–1829
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (29.2 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. The Earl of Rochester's House, New Park, Richmond, Surrey

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1700 and 1705
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 1/4 x 83 1/2 inches (107.3 x 212.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Easby Hall and Easby Abbey with Richmond, Yorkshire in the Background

Creator:: George Cuitt, 1743–1818
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/8 x 69 inches (101.9 x 175.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. Kidbrooke Park, Kent

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 45 1/4 inches (76.2 x 114.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall

Creator:: Matthias Read, 1669–1747
Date:: between 1730 and 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 72 inches (101.6 x 182.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. Design for the Parterre at Hampton Court

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: early 18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Gray ink with watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 × 19 15/16 inches (16 × 50.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Heveningham Hall, Suffolk

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1782 and 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 inches (17.1 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1738
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (28.6 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan

Creator:: William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Date:: ca. 1733
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and black ink, brown wash, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, chalk and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/16 × 19 3/8 inches (33.8 × 49.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Projected Design for Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

Creator:: James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 28 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 2 inches (72.4 x 110.5 x 5.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Harewood House, Yorkshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/16 x 14 1/4 inches (18.9 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. A Temple in Harewood Park

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 × 7 inches (21.3 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. A View of the Rotunda in the Garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire

Creator:: Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
Date:: 1753
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (23.2 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Bush Hill, Edmonton, London: Plan of a Knot Garden

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1713
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches (25.1 x 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Wilton House from the Southeast

2. Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent

3. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

4. Leak Okeover, Rev. John Allen and Captain Chester at Okeover Hall, Staffordshire

5. The Hermitage

6. South Prospect of Hampton Court, Herefordshire

7. Warwick Castle

8. Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.

9. Pierrepont House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

10. Pope's Villa, Twickenham

11. Orleans House, Twickenham

12. Robert Gwillym of Atherton and His Family

13. Marcia Pitt and Her Brother George Pitt, Later second Baron Rivers, Riding in the Park at Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire

14. Street Scene in Chorley, Lancashire, with a view of Chorley Hall

15. The Earl of Rochester's House, New Park, Richmond, Surrey

16. Easby Hall and Easby Abbey with Richmond, Yorkshire in the Background

17. Kidbrooke Park, Kent

18. Whitehaven, Cumbria, Showing Flatt Hall

19. Design for the Parterre at Hampton Court

20. Heveningham Hall, Suffolk

21. Octagonal Temple at Shotover Park, Oxfordshire: Plan, Section and Elevation

22. Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan

23. Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire

24. Projected Design for Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

25. Harewood House, Yorkshire

26. A Temple in Harewood Park

27. A View of the Rotunda in the Garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire

28. Bush Hill, Edmonton, London: Plan of a Knot Garden