Exhibition History: Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09) and An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) - YCBA Collections Search Search Results

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Exhibition History Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09)

Exhibition History An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

1. Donati's Comet

Creator:: William Turner of Oxford, 1789–1862
Date:: between 1858 and 1859
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches (25.7 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Abbey Mill, Knaresborough

The Abbey Mill, Knaresborough

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache with scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 11/16 x 20 11/16 inches (32.2 x 52.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Villa Medici, Rome

The Villa Medici, Rome

Creator:: John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Date:: 1784
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches (34.6 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants

A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: between 1765 and 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, black and white chalk, and oil paint, with gum on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, backed with laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 11 3/8 inches (22.9 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Mountainous Landscape

Mountainous Landscape

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink, black ink, gray wash, brown wash and pale brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (24.1 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection