Exhibition History: Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25) / Topic subjectplace ss: Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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

Topic subjectplace ss Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire

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

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. Caernarfon Castle

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

3. Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

Harlech Castle and Twgwyn Ferry

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite and scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 1/8 x 21 1/4 inches (41 x 54 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales

Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: between 1810 and 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on medium, rough, dark blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 inches (18.1 x 22.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Cader Idris

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: between 1824 and 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 inches (13.9 x 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Llanberis, North Wales

Llanberis, North Wales

Creator:: John Linnell, 1792–1882
Date:: 1813
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches (16.2 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Cottages at Llanllyfni, North Wales

Cottages at Llanllyfni, North Wales

Creator:: Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Date:: 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/16 x 9 3/4 inches (10.3 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Valley of Nant Ffrancon, Caernarvonshire

The Valley of Nant Ffrancon, Caernarvonshire

Creator:: Joshua Cristall, 1768–1847
Date:: 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 11 9/16 inches (17.1 x 29.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection