On-site Access: Not on view / Subject Terms: fire / Classification: Paintings

1. Fire in London, Seen from Hampstead

Creator:: Attributed to John Constable, 1776–1837
Date:: ca. 1826
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper laid on panel
Dimensions:: 3 3/4 x 6 inches (9.5 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Newark Abbey

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Date:: ca. 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 48 1/2 inches (91.4 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Action off the Cape of Good Hope

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: ca. 1757
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches (66.7 x 94.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Vice Admiral Sir George Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: 1749
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 71 inches (101.6 x 180.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1670
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 53 × 43 5/8 inches (134.6 × 110.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Aeneas and the Sibyl

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 3/8 x 55 1/4 inches (102.6 x 140.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return"

Creator:: Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:: ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Action off the Cape of Good Hope

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: ca. 1757
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches (66.7 x 94.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Frost on the Thames

Creator:: Samuel Collings, active 1784–1795
Date:: 1788 to 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 3/16 × 48 3/16 inches (76.7 × 122.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. The Great Fire of London

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a Fort

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1740
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 9 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches (24.4 x 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: between 1798 and 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 15 x 19 7/8 inches (38.1 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

13. Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v

Creator:: George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:: ca. 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

14. Peeling Potatoes

Creator:: Frank Holl, 1845–1888
Date:: ca. 1880
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 x 17 7/8 inches (35.6 x 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

15. Cottage on Fire at Night

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1785 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 × 31 1/2 inches (56.5 × 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Figures with a Donkey and Dog Crossing a Weir

Creator:: James Lambert of Lewes, 1725–1788
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/4 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. Landscape near Swansea, South Wales

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:: ca. 1805
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 4 5/8 × 12 inches (11.7 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. The Cave of Despair

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. The Last Judgement (study)

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: between 1851 and 1853
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 7 3/4 × 12 inches (19.7 × 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

20. The Burning of the Houses of Parliament

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (14 × 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. Ship on Fire at Night

Creator:: Charles Brooking, 1723–1759
Date:: ca. 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/2 x 17 inches (31.8 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

22. The Battle of La Hogue

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1778, retouched 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 64 3/4 x 96 1/4 inches (164.5 x 244.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

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1. Fire in London, Seen from Hampstead

2. Newark Abbey

3. Action off the Cape of Good Hope

4. Vice Admiral Sir George Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre

5. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

6. Aeneas and the Sibyl

7. David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return"

8. Action off the Cape of Good Hope

9. Frost on the Thames

10. The Great Fire of London

11. A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a Fort

12. The Seven Ages of Man: The Soldier, 'As You Like It,' II, vii

13. Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v

14. Peeling Potatoes

15. Cottage on Fire at Night

16. Figures with a Donkey and Dog Crossing a Weir

17. Landscape near Swansea, South Wales

18. The Cave of Despair

19. The Last Judgement (study)

20. The Burning of the Houses of Parliament

21. Ship on Fire at Night

22. The Battle of La Hogue