Period: 18th century / Subject Terms: abbey / Topic subjectplace ss: England

1. Westminster Abbey and Bridge

Creator:: Joseph Farington, 1747–1821
Date:: 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 3/8 x 28 inches (92.4 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. The Thames and the Adelphi

Creator:: Attributed to William Hodges, 1744–1797
Date:: ca. 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/4 x 23 3/4 inches (46.4 x 60.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: George Lambert, 1700–1765
Date:: 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 46 1/8 x 43 5/8 inches (117.2 x 110.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. St. Mary's Abbey, York

Creator:: Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:: ca. 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Rievaulx Abbey

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 x 22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. The Building of Westminster Bridge

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: ca. 1742
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 x 47 inches (68.6 x 119.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Westminster from Near the Terrace of Somerset House

Creator:: Canaletto, 1697–1768
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (38.7 x 71.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Interior of Westminster Abbey

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1714
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 48 1/8 x 38 1/2 inches (122.2 x 97.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Shrewsbury and the River Severn

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 1/2 x 71 1/2 inches (77.5 x 181.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Shrewsbury Abbey

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 71 1/2 inches (67.3 x 181.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Westminster Abbey and Bridge from Somerset Garden

Creator:: Samuel Scott, 1701/2–1772
Date:: 1759
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (20 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Westminster Bridge

Creator:: Print made by James Walker, 1748–1808
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving; 1st published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 inches (19.1 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. View of Leiston Abbey

Creator:: Print made by William Byrne, 1743–1805
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 11/16 x 11 3/4 inches (24.6 x 29.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Bath

Creator:: Print made by George Murray, died 1822
Date:: 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving; published state on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 4 5/8 inches (7.3 × 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The Ruins of Leiston Abbey

Creator:: Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Contemporary drawn border: 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches (24.8 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Abbey Church at St. Albans

Creator:: Sir George Howland Beaumont seventh Baronet, 1753–1827
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 5/8 inches (17.1 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

Creator:: Michael "Angelo" Rooker, 1746–1801
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's from Battersea Fields

Creator:: Nathaniel Smith, 1740–1787
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 6 3/8in. (10.5 x 16.2cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The South-West View of Battel-Abbey, in the County of Sussex

Creator:: Print made by Samuel Buck, 1696–1779
Date:: 1737
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/16 x 17 13/16 inches (28.4 x 45.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Westminster Bridge

Creator:: Print made by James Walker, 1748–1808
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (16.8 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire

Creator:: Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 13 3/4in. (25.4 x 34.9cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

22. Putney on Fulham

Creator:: James Miller, active 1773–1814
Date:: 1770s
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gray wash, and graphite; verso: watercolor, gray wash, and pen and ink over graphite
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 12 1/2 inches (19.5 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove

23. St. Augustine's Gate, Canterbury

Creator:: Valentine Green, 1739–1813
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 15/16 × 20 15/16 inches (40.5 × 53.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Cerne Abbey, Dorset

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 3/8 inches (16.7 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Milton Abbey, Dorset

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 3/8 inches (16.8 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Bindon Abbey, Dorset, England

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 3/8 inches (16.5 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 3/8 inches (16.5 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Cerne Abbey

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. The Abbey of St. Mary, Yorkshire, England

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 15/16 inches (18.1 × 22.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 3/4 inches (16.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (15.9 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Cerne Abbey

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: 1791
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 3/8 inches (16.7 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. The Tithe Barn at Abbotsbury with the Abbey on the hill...

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches (10.5 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 5 inches (34.9 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Projected Design for Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

Creator:: James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 28 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 2 inches (72.4 x 110.5 x 5.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Buildwas Abbey, Shropshire

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches (26.7 x 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Waltham Abbey, Essex

Creator:: Edward Dayes, 1763–1804
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 8 3/8 inches (13.7 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Westminster Abbey and Bridge

2. The Thames and the Adelphi

3. Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

4. St. Mary's Abbey, York

5. Rievaulx Abbey

6. The Building of Westminster Bridge

7. Westminster from Near the Terrace of Somerset House

8. The Interior of Westminster Abbey

9. Shrewsbury and the River Severn

10. Shrewsbury Abbey

11. Westminster Abbey and Bridge from Somerset Garden

12. Westminster Bridge

13. View of Leiston Abbey

14. Bath

15. The Ruins of Leiston Abbey

16. Abbey Church at St. Albans

17. Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

18. Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's from Battersea Fields

19. The South-West View of Battel-Abbey, in the County of Sussex

20. Westminster Bridge

21. Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire

22. Putney on Fulham

23. St. Augustine's Gate, Canterbury

24. Cerne Abbey, Dorset

25. Milton Abbey, Dorset

26. Bindon Abbey, Dorset, England

27. Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England

28. Cerne Abbey

29. The Abbey of St. Mary, Yorkshire, England

30. Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.

31. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England

32. Cerne Abbey

33. The Tithe Barn at Abbotsbury with the Abbey on the hill...

34. Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

35. Projected Design for Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire

36. Buildwas Abbey, Shropshire

37. Waltham Abbey, Essex