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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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Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 25 5/8 inches (36.8 × 65.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
Creator:
Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Date:
1771 or 1772
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (54 x 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
Lowther House, Westmorland: Elevation of the Garden Front
Creator:
Colen Campbell, 1676–1729
Date:
between 1718 and 1729
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and wash within triple-ruled border on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches (35.2 x 52.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Carlton House, Pall Mall, London: Section of the Portico, Hall and Tribune
Creator:
Henry Holland, 1745–1806
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over pen and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 x 28 1/4 inches (35.4 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
Design for an Unidentified Town House: Elevation and Plan
Creator:
James Gibbs, 1682–1754
Date:
ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/4 x 14 9/16 inches (47.6 x 37 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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
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
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
The Members of a Corinthian Temple in Ruins at Ephesus
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 3/16 inches (54.2 x 38.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Stromboli

Stromboli
Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770
Date:
1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 x 14 15/16 inches (54.3 x 37.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Facade for a Temple of Peace, Kew Gardens, Surrey
Creator:
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Date:
ca. 1763
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 x 18 3/4 inches (32.1 x 47.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Hoo, Kimpton, Hertfordshire: Elevations and Details of a Gateway
Creator:
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Date:
ca. 1760-1764
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 19 1/4 inches (30.5 x 48.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Elevation for the West Front of Parliament House, Dublin
Creator:
James Gandon, 1742–1823
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 15 1/16 inches (25.1 x 38.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection