On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Period: 18th century / Image Available: Available / Work Type: watercolor / Subject Terms: architectural subject and mountains

1. Santa Lucia, A Convent near Caserta

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 9 3/8in. (15.2 x 23.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Nîmes from the Tour Magne

Creator:: William Marlow, 1740–1813
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper (original mount)
Dimensions:: Mount: 17 1/4 × 23 7/8 inches (43.8 × 60.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Study for a Stable Court of Kirkdale, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Creator:: Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:: between 1770 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 18 5/8 inches (30.2 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Upper Image: Sepolcri Dei Re Di Giuda; Lower Image: Villagio di S. Giovanni in Giudea

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: 21 7/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.5 x 38 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Aquedotto Angolare

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 7/8 x 21 1/4 inches (37.8 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Unfinished View of the Palatine in Rome

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: 14 13/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.7 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. City of Lin Tsin, Shantung, with a View of the Grand Canal

Creator:: William Alexander, 1767–1816
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (28.6 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Castle with Figures in a Classical Landscape

Creator:: Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen, and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.2 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. A View at Lucerne

Creator:: William Pars, 1742–1782
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray and brown ink over graphite with brown and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 1/2 × 23 1/8 inches (41.9 × 58.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Former Winter Capital of Bhutan at Punakha Dzong

Creator:: Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gouache, graphite, with scratching out and sponging on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 20 1/8 × 29 3/4 inches (51.1 × 75.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Basilica at Pergamon

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 3/16 x 21 1/4 inches (38.5 x 53.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Views in the Levant: Temple Ruins at Paestum

Creator:: Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on thick, moderately textured, brown laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (36.8 × 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Conway Castle

Creator:: Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches (47.9 x 64.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Castello di Smirna

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 9/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37 x 53.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Is'Tmo di Cizico unito al Continente

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 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches (37.8 x 55.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. View of Ruins at Tivoli

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, blue wash, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 21 1/4 inches (38.1 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. View of a Long Aqueduct

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: 15 1/8 x 22 inches (38.4 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. View of Tivoli

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and blue wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 3/16 inches (37.9 x 53.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. View of the Valley of Sardis and View of a Ruined Bridge

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Black and brown ink with gray wash and watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper with gray wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.1 x 37.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. View of the Ruins of an Ionic Temple at Sardis, Probably the Temple of Neptune

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (38.4 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. View of the Ruined Theater of Aezani at Tjaden

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: 14 13/16 x 21 9/16 inches (37.6 x 54.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. View of the Source of the Lycus River (Nahr el-Kelb)

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1751
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches (37.5 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Gierusalemme

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: 14 5/16 x 21 1/2 inches (36.4 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. View and Plan of the Theater of Hierapolis (now Pamukkale)

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: 21 3/8 x 14 15/16 inches (54.3 x 38 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Topographical Map of the Course of the Meander River (Ancient Maender River, Now Menderes River)

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: 21 5/16 x 15 1/16 inches (54.1 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

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: 15 x 21 5/16 inches (38.1 x 54.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. View of the Theater and Plan of the Ionic Temple at Sardis

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with black and brown ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper with gray wash
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (54 x 38 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. View of the Modern City of Pergamon

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 5/16 inches (38.3 x 54.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. View of a Passage Cut into a Hillside

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: 21 1/8 x 15 inches (53.7 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Views in the Levant: View of Harbor Town With Flagpole at Right, Seen From Sea

Creator:: Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 11 inches (16.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Views in the Levant: View of Mecca

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and gray ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 20 3/16 inches (30.6 × 51.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen

Creator:: Willey Reveley, 1760–1799
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, white gouache, and gum arabic on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 × 19 1/4 inches (30.8 × 48.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Ludlow Castle

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: between 1765 and 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and ink and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper with a thin, slightly textured, blue laid paper border
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 3/8 x 35 1/2 inches (46.7 x 90.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

Creator:: Charles Gore, 1729–1807
Date:: ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (19.4 x 56.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Saint Michael's Mount, Cornwall

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches (13.7 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Classical Composition

Creator:: Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (14.3 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. East View of the Forts Jellali and Merani, Muskat

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown ink, black ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, light blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 x 18 1/4 inches (35.6 x 46.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Kirkdale House, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Creator:: Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:: ca. 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches (27.3 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Santa Lucia, A Convent near Caserta

2. Nîmes from the Tour Magne

3. Study for a Stable Court of Kirkdale, Wigtownshire, Scotland

4. Upper Image: Sepolcri Dei Re Di Giuda; Lower Image: Villagio di S. Giovanni in Giudea

5. Aquedotto Angolare

6. Unfinished View of the Palatine in Rome

7. City of Lin Tsin, Shantung, with a View of the Grand Canal

8. Castle with Figures in a Classical Landscape

9. A View at Lucerne

10. The Former Winter Capital of Bhutan at Punakha Dzong

11. The Basilica at Pergamon

12. Views in the Levant: Temple Ruins at Paestum

13. Conway Castle

14. Castello di Smirna

15. Is'Tmo di Cizico unito al Continente

16. View of Ruins at Tivoli

17. View of a Long Aqueduct

18. View of Tivoli

19. View of the Valley of Sardis and View of a Ruined Bridge

20. View of the Ruins of an Ionic Temple at Sardis, Probably the Temple of Neptune

21. View of the Ruined Theater of Aezani at Tjaden

22. View of the Source of the Lycus River (Nahr el-Kelb)

23. Gierusalemme

24. View and Plan of the Theater of Hierapolis (now Pamukkale)

25. Topographical Map of the Course of the Meander River (Ancient Maender River, Now Menderes River)

26. View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

27. View of the Theater and Plan of the Ionic Temple at Sardis

28. View of the Modern City of Pergamon

29. View of a Passage Cut into a Hillside

30. Views in the Levant: View of Harbor Town With Flagpole at Right, Seen From Sea

31. Views in the Levant: View of Mecca

32. Views in the Levant: Ruins in Rome with Goats, Cows and Herdsmen

33. Ludlow Castle

34. Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

35. Saint Michael's Mount, Cornwall

36. Classical Composition

37. East View of the Forts Jellali and Merani, Muskat

38. Kirkdale House, Kirkcudbright, Scotland