Skip to splash images
Yale Center for British Art Home Page
<< YCBA Home
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art
<< YCBA Home
Welcome to YCBA Collections Online
The museum is closed for building conservation. We regret that we are unable to accept orders for new collections photography until January 2025.
    Search Options:
Search in
Simple Search
All Fields
Title
Creator
Subject Terms
Call Number
Search Provenance
Fielded
search for
Search
YCBA Collections Search
Toggle facets
Refine your search
Collection
Prints and Drawings
45
Creator
Unknown artist
6
Crosse, Richard, 1742–1810
5
Parish, Henry William, active 1792
4
Swinburne, Henry, 1743–1803
3
Wheatley, Francis, 1747–1801
3
Cosway, Richard, 1742–1821
2
Langdon, Thomas, active 1800
2
Mabon, Robert, died 1798
2
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
2
Smart, John, 1741–1811
2
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837
2
Wale, Samuel, 1721–1786
2
Bone, Henry, 1755–1834
1
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
1
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
1
Dayes, Edward, 1763–1804
1
Devoto, John, active 1708–1752
1
Engleheart, George, 1753–1829
1
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
1
Lens, Bernard III, 1682–1740
1
more
Creator
»
Date
Date range begin
–
Date range end
Current results range from
0
to
1796
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
45
Image Use
Free to Use
45
Image Available
Available
44
Unavailable
1
Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
25
Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
18
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
2
Creator Gender
male
39
unknown
6
Collective Title
An Album of Sketches on the Voyage from England to China with Lord Macartney's Embassy
4
Collection of Sketches by Henry Swinburne
3
Period
18th century
[remove]
45
Materials & Techniques
watercolor
32
graphite
17
ivory
17
black ink
16
laid paper
16
wove paper
14
gouache
13
gray wash
9
brown ink
7
pen
7
brown wash
6
gum arabic
2
rose gold
2
gold
1
gray ink
1
vellum (skin)
1
white gouache
1
Height [cm]
Height [cm] range begin
–
Height [cm] range end
Current results range from
5
to
42
Width [cm]
Width [cm] range begin
–
Width [cm] range end
Current results range from
5
to
42
Work Type
watercolor
[remove]
45
drawing
32
miniature
15
Genre
portrait
18
architectural subject
9
landscape
9
genre subject
5
marine art
5
figure study
2
still life
2
animal art
1
Subject Terms
portrait
15
architectural subject
7
man
7
landscape
6
marine art
6
genre subject
4
nobility
4
ruins
4
woman
4
child
3
dress
3
oval
3
ruffle
3
shoes (footwear)
3
trees
3
women
3
beach
2
boat
2
bonnet
2
boy
2
more
Subject Terms
»
Associated Places
England
6
United Kingdom
6
Europe
5
London
5
Brasil
1
Covent Garden
1
East Sussex
1
Greater London
1
Herstmonceux
1
Hyde Park
1
Rio de Janeiro
1
South America
1
Southwark
1
Syon Park
1
Thames
1
Westminster
1
Associated People
Adams, Samuel (1722–1803), revolutionary politician in America
1
Close, Sir Barry, baronet (1756–1813), army officer in the East India Company and political officer in India
1
Edward IV (1442–1483), king of England and lord of Ireland
1
Johnstone, James Hope-, third earl of Hopetoun and de jure fifth earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1741–1816), landowner and army officer
1
Percy, Anne (nee Goodriche), wife of Bishop Thomas Percy of Dromore
1
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)
6
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
4
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
4
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
4
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
4
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
4
Company Culture (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-09-16 - 2004-01-05)
2
Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05)
2
Richard and Maria Cosway - Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion (National Portrait Gallery, 1996-11-17 - 1997-02-18)
2
Richard and Maria Cosway - Regency Artists of Taste and Fashion (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1995-08-11 - 1995-10-29)
2
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
1
British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30)
1
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
1
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)
1
The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
1
The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
35
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ann and Kenneth Rapoport
7
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Ruth Ivor
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William Lamson Warren, Class of 1935
1
Search Constraints
Start Over
You searched for:
Period
18th century
Remove constraint Period: 18th century
Work Type
watercolor
Remove constraint Work Type: watercolor
Height [cm]
9
Remove constraint Height [cm]: 9
1
-
45
of
45
Sort by collection
collection
relevance
artist (A-Z)
date
title (A-Z)
Number of results to display per page
100 per page
100
per page
50
per page
15
per page
View results as:
List
Masonry
Search Results
1
John Smart, 1741–1811
Major General Sir Barry Close
1794
2
John Smart, 1741–1811
General Stevenson
1796
3
Jeremiah Meyer, 1735–1789
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
undated
4
James Scouler, 1741–1812
Portrait of a Gentleman
1796
5
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Sketch of a Half-Facade for a Royal Palace, Hyde Park, London
ca. 1779
6
Sir John Soane, 1753–1837
Detail of Scrolled Acanthus Molding
ca. 1779
7
Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
Ducal Palace of Urbino in Marche, Italy
1777 to 1778
8
Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
Ruined Church near Blois
undated
9
Robert Mabon, died 1798
Bottom of Sword Sheath
undated
10
Robert Mabon, died 1798
A Necklace
undated
11
Richard Crosse, 1742–1810
Joseph de Lautour
1793
12
Richard Crosse, 1742–1810
Peter de Lautour
1793
13
Richard Crosse, 1742–1810
Amelia de Lautour
1793
14
Rev. William Gilpin, 1724–1804
Landscape with Castle in the Distance
between 1762 and 1783
15
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
A Group of Men on Westminster Pier
ca. 1752
16
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Sion House
undated
17
Samuel Wale, 1721–1786
Guys Hospital
undated
18
Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
View of the Road Near Borchetta
undated
19
unknown artist
Landscape
undated
20
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Adelaide
between 1785 and 1786
21
George Engleheart, 1753–1829
A Lady of the Blunt Family
ca. 1795
22
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Fisherfolk with Baskets and Nets
undated
23
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
An Old Fisherwoman with Two Women Digging for Bait
undated
24
Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
A Carriage and Pair, with Coachman
1774
25
Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740
King Edward IV
1732
26
unknown artist
Sam Adams
ca. 1790
27
Henry William Parish, active 1792
Marine sketch
1792
28
Henry William Parish, active 1792
Fort Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
1792
29
Henry William Parish, active 1792
Island of St. Pauls
1793
30
Henry William Parish, active 1792
Island of St. Pauls
1793
31
Thomas Langdon, active 1800
Bishop Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore
1793
32
Thomas Langdon, active 1800
Anne Goodriche, Wife of Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore
1793
33
Henry Bone, 1755–1834
Young Woman
ca. 1790
34
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Hull of a Boat on Shore
ca. 1789
35
Richard Crosse, 1742–1810
Young Man in a Brown Jacket
ca. 1795
36
Richard Crosse, 1742–1810
A Gentleman in a Blue Coat
ca. 1790
37
Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, after the fire
1795
38
unknown artist
Gluttony - Oh! What a Dismal Sight!
undated
39
unknown artist
John Gilpin Then Stopp'd at His Own Door
undated
40
John Devoto, active 1708–1752
A ruin fantasy
undated
41
Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
James Hope, third Earl of Hopetoun
1789
42
unknown artist
Portrait of a Lady
undated
43
Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
River and Mountain, with Ruins
between 1750 and 1759
44
Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Elizabeth, Countess of Hopetown
1789
45
unknown artist
Herstmonceux Castle
undated