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Exhibition History The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)

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1. Saint Augustine's Gate, Canterbury

Saint Augustine's Gate, Canterbury
Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:
ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 19 3/8 inches (34.3 x 49.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 17, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 17, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Sarsden House and Gardens, Oxfordshire: Bird's-eye View

Sarsden House and Gardens, Oxfordshire: Bird's-eye View
Creator:
Humphry Repton, 1752–1818
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 7/8 inches (24.1 x 32.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Sketch for "The Conversion of St. Paul" for the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral

Sketch for "The Conversion of St. Paul" for the Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral
Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:
between 1709 and 1717
Materials & Techniques:
Red chalk on thin, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 11 3/4 inches (24.1 × 29.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. 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

6. The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle

The Meteor of August 18, 1783, as seen from the East Angle of the North Terrace, Windsor Castle
Creator:
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid apper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 19 inches (31.8 x 48.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation

Kings Weston, Bristol: Entrance Front Elevation
Creator:
Sir John Vanbrugh, 1664–1726
Date:
ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 18 5/8 inches (36.8 × 47.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate

The City of Westminster from Near the York Water Gate
Creator:
Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:
between 1746 and 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, and pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (38.7 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London

Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London
Creator:
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:
ca. 1779
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater

View from Skiddaw over Derwentwater
Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:
between 1772 and 1782
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (27.3 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Hinton St. George, Somerset: View of the Saloon

Hinton St. George, Somerset: View of the Saloon
Creator:
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (23.5 x 37.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Harbledown, a Village near Canterbury

Harbledown, a Village near Canterbury
Creator:
Jonathan Skelton, active 1754, died 1758
Date:
1757
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 10 1/4 × 23 1/2 inches (26 × 59.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. 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

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

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

15. John Collins of Devizes

John Collins of Devizes
Creator:
John Russell, 1745–1806
Date:
1799
Materials & Techniques:
Pastel on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 30 x 25 1/4 inches (76.2 x 64.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection