Exhibition History: Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30) / Associated Places: United Kingdom / Work Type: watercolor / Subject Terms: architectural subject / Classification: Drawings & Watercolors - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)

Associated Places United Kingdom

Work Type watercolor

Subject Terms architectural subject

Classification Drawings & Watercolors

1. Christ Church Gate, Canterbury

Christ Church Gate, Canterbury

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: 1793 to 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (22.5 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. View of Bath from Spring Gardens

View of Bath from Spring Gardens

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (30.8 x 46 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches (28.9 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchester

The Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchester

Creator:: Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:: between 1790 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 11 1/8 inches (22.9 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. 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

6. Ouse Bridge, York

Ouse Bridge, York

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite, with scratching out on medium, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 x 20 5/8 inches (32.9 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (16.8 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

An Arch at Holy Island, Northumberland

Creator:: John Varley, 1778–1842
Date:: 1809
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (29.2 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection