Materials & Techniques: laid paper / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Creator: Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786

1. Roman Sketchbook

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: 1746
Materials & Techniques:: Sketchbook with sketches in graphite, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink, black wash, gouache and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, bound in vellum
Dimensions:: Spine: 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. On the Rhone

Creator:: Mary Harcourt, 1750–1833
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed brown ink, brown wash, gray wash, graphite, brown ground and varnish on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 11 5/8 inches (17.8 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. A Valley

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1775 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink, graphite, brown wash and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 12 3/8 inches (22.9 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Lake Morat from Avenches

Creator:: Mary Harcourt, 1750–1833
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed brown ink, brown wash, graphite and brown ground on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (21.6 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Tournon Opposite to Teint on the Rhone

Creator:: Mary Harcourt, 1750–1833
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed brown ink, brown wash, varnish and brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 7 3/4 x 12 1/8 inches (19.7 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Close of the Day: Sunset on the Coast

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1768 and 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on thick, moderately textured, laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches (24.4 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Mountain Tops (A Mountain Study)

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash, gray wash, graphite, and brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (23.5 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. River and Boat

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink, pen and black ink, graphite, light brown ground and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches (13 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Study of Two Willows

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink, brushed brown ink, yellowish-brown ground and varnish on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 x 6 3/8 inches (10.2 x 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Landscape with a Ruined Temple

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1746 and 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown ink, brown wash and brown ground on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 14 x 17 1/4 inches (35.6 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Castle in a Landscape

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1770 and 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 inches (24.8 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Tree and Distant Hills

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1750 and 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink and brown wash on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches (16.2 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. A Road in a Mountain Landscape with Trees to the Right

Creator:: pupil of Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink, gray wash and brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 14 1/8 inches (28.9 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. River and Mountain, with Ruins

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1750 and 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink, gray wash, pen and brown ink, and pen and black ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (8.9 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Landscape with Mountain and Lake

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: 1750s
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, brushed black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (9.5 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink, graphite, brown wash, gray wash, brown ground and varnish on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches (25.1 x 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Landscape with a Lake and Distant Mountain

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink with graphite and buff ground on medium, sightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (15.9 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. 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

19. Fantastic Landscape

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: 1780 to 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, black wash, graphite and buff ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 15 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (40 x 52.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Mountainous Landscape

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: 1770s
Materials & Techniques:: Black gouache, white gouache, graphite, black wash and buff ground on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (12.1 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Hyde Park

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1746 and 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk with white gouache and buff-gray ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (16.8 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Buildings by a River with Hills in Background

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: between 1746 and 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk and pale brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 x 6 1/4 inches (10.2 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Glade

Creator:: Alexander Cozens, 1717–1786
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Brushed black ink and orange-brown ground on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches (14.3 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Roman Sketchbook

2. On the Rhone

3. A Valley

4. Lake Morat from Avenches

5. Tournon Opposite to Teint on the Rhone

6. Close of the Day: Sunset on the Coast

7. Mountain Tops (A Mountain Study)

8. River and Boat

9. Study of Two Willows

10. Landscape with a Ruined Temple

11. Castle in a Landscape

12. Tree and Distant Hills

13. A Road in a Mountain Landscape with Trees to the Right

14. River and Mountain, with Ruins

15. Landscape with Mountain and Lake

16. Coastal Scene with Wooded Cliff

17. Landscape with a Lake and Distant Mountain

18. Mountainous Landscape

19. Fantastic Landscape

20. Mountainous Landscape

21. Hyde Park

22. Buildings by a River with Hills in Background

23. The Glade