John Yenn RA (1750 - 1821)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Won Royal Academy Schools Gold Medal in 1771.
Profile
Born: 8 March 1750 in London?, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1 March 1821
Nationality: British
RA Schools student from 2 September 1769
Elected ARA: 17 October 1774
Elected RA: 10 February 1791
Treasurer: 2 April 1796 - 8 June 1820
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Architecture and Watercolour
Works by John Yenn in the RA Collection
43 results
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a Doric temple portico: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a Doric temple portico: elevation, c.1770
Pen with brown ink and brown wash
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a Pantheon-style temple: front elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a Pantheon-style temple: front elevation, c.1780
Pen with black ink and black, green, blue and brown washes with a black ink border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a Pantheon-style temple: longitudinal section]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a Pantheon-style temple: longitudinal section, c.1770
Pen with black ink and black, green, blue and brown washes with a black ink border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a nobleman's villa: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a nobleman's villa: elevation, 1769
Pen with black ink and black, brown, blue and pink washes with a black and grey wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a garden pavilion with octagonal dome: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a garden pavilion with octagonal dome: elevation, 1770
Pen with black ink and black, brown, blue and red washes with a black and grey wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a bath or mansion: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a bath or mansion: elevation, c.1777
Pen with brown and black ink and brown, black, green and blue washes with a black, red and grey wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a villa with Gibbs surrounds: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a villa with Gibbs surrounds: elevation, c.1790
Pencil, pen with black ink and black, grey and blue washes with a black and brown wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a country house with extension: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a country house with extension: elevation, c. 1790
Pencil, pen with black ink and black, brown, green and blue washes with a pink and black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for unidentified house: ground floor plan and front elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for unidentified house: ground floor plan and front elevation, c.1780
Pencil, pen with black ink and coloured washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for unidentified house: front elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for unidentified house: front elevation, c.1780
Pen with black ink and black, green, blue and brown washes with black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a country house with six central bays: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a country house with six central bays: elevation, c.1785
Pen with black and brown ink, black, brown, blue and green washes with a black and grey wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a country house with five central bays: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a country house with five central bays: elevation, c.1785
Pen with black and brown ink, black, brown, blue and green washes with a black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a country house: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a country house: elevation, 1782
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes with pink and black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a country house: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a country house: elevation, 1780
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes with black, pink and brown wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for alterations and additions to a country house: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for alterations and additions to a country house: elevation, c.1780
Pen with black ink and coloured washes with black and brown wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a town mansion: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a town mansion: elevation, 1773
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes with a pink and black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a domed villa or casine: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a domed villa or casine: elevation, 1777
Pen with black and coloured washes with black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a villa with Doric portico: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a villa with Doric portico: elevation, 1777
Pen with brown and black ink and grey, black, blue and green washes in a black wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a villa or casine: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a villa or casine: elevation, 1775
Pen with black and brown ink, coloured washes, gouache with a border of gouache and red, brown and black washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a town hall: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a town hall: elevation, 1774
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes in a red, black and purple wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a greenhouse: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a greenhouse: elevation, 1775
Pen with brown and black ink, coloured washes and gouache with border of coloured washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a garden casino with Corinthian portico: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a garden casino with Corinthian portico: elevation, 1782
Pen with black ink and coloured washes with a black and brown wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a garden casino with central portico: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a garden casino with central portico: elevation, 1782
Pen with black ink and coloured washes with a black and pink wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a lakeside pavilion: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a lakeside pavilion: elevation, 1774
Pen with black, brown and blue ink and coloured washes in a border of black and pink wash
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![John Yenn RA, Topographical or design drawing for a gothic ruin: perspective]()
John Yenn RA
Topographical or design drawing for a gothic ruin: perspective, 1770
Pen with black ink and coloured washes in a grey wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a Palladian bridge: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a Palladian bridge: elevation, 1775
Pencil, pen with brown ink, coloured washes in a ruled and gouache border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a garden obelisk: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a garden obelisk: elevation, c. 1795
Pen with black and brown inks and coloured washes in a double light brown and black border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for pedimented Doric entrance gate with lodges and urns: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for pedimented Doric entrance gate with lodges and urns: elevation, 1770
Pen with black ink, coloured washes and gouache with double border of grey and black washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for Doric entrance gate with balustrade and urns and with lodges: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for Doric entrance gate with balustrade and urns and with lodges: elevation, c.1785
Pen with brown ink and brown, green, blue and grey washes in a double border of brown and black washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for painted pavement in mosaic design, Guard Chamber, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: plan]()
John Yenn RA
Design for painted pavement in mosaic design, Guard Chamber, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: plan, 5 August 1792
Pen with black and brown ink and brown wash
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a Doric garden seat pavilion in Surrey: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a Doric garden seat pavilion in Surrey: elevation, 1775
Pen with black ink, guoache and coloured washes in black and red borders
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a painted panel above a chimney piece, entitled 'History instructed by Time Publishes the Truth to the World']()
John Yenn RA
Design for a painted panel above a chimney piece, entitled 'History instructed by Time Publishes the Truth to the World', c.1780
Pen and ink with watercolour on laid paper
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a wall panel decoration entitled 'Earth']()
John Yenn RA
Design for a wall panel decoration entitled 'Earth', c.1780
Pen and ink with watercolour wash on laid paper
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a wall panel decoration entitled 'Water']()
John Yenn RA
Design for a wall panel decoration entitled 'Water', c.1780
Pen with black and red ink with grey, blue and purple washes in a ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: plan]()
John Yenn RA
Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: plan, 1787
Pencil, pen with black ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: front elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: front elevation, 1787
Pencil, pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for a town house: section]()
John Yenn RA
Design for a town house: section, c.1775
Pen with black ink, coloured washes and gouache
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![John Yenn RA, Design copy of Bernini's 'Fountain of the Four Rivers']()
John Yenn RA
Design copy of Bernini's 'Fountain of the Four Rivers', c.1780
Pen with black ink, pale grey, brown and blue washes
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![John Yenn RA, Design for Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for Rosamund's Well, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation, c.1786
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![Sir William Chambers RA and John Yenn RA, Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Health, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA and John Yenn RA
Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Health, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation, c.1789
Pen with black, brown and red ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Alternative design for a Doric gateway, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation in landscape]()
John Yenn RA
Alternative design for a Doric gateway, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation in landscape, c.1780
Pencil, pen with black ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: end elevation]()
John Yenn RA
Design for greenhouse, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: end elevation, 1787
Pen and black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Yenn RA, 'Architectural Elevation']()
John Yenn RA
'Architectural Elevation', 1791
Pen & ink, grey wash and coloured washes, on heavy laid card support within artist's wash-line border
Works associated with John Yenn in the RA Collection
16 results
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Copy design of Temple for Henry Willoughby: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Copy design of Temple for Henry Willoughby: elevation, c.1780
Pen with black ink and black, brown and blue washes with a black, brown and grey wash border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Design, as built, for southwest wall, with central door, of the Saloon, Buckingham House, London: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Design, as built, for southwest wall, with central door, of the Saloon, Buckingham House, London: elevation, c.1788
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes with black line border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Alternative design for window wall with thin piers, Queen Charlotte's Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Alternative design for window wall with thin piers, Queen Charlotte's Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation, c.1795
Pen with black and green ink and coloured washes in a grey wash border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Design for window wall, Queen Charlotte's Music Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Design for window wall, Queen Charlotte's Music Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation, 1794
Pen with black and green ink and coloured washes in a grey wash and black ink border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Design for wall with two doors, Queen Charlotte's Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Design for wall with two doors, Queen Charlotte's Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire: elevation, 1795
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes in a grey wash border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: detail elevation of urn]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: detail elevation of urn, c.1791
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![Sir William Chambers RA, Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation]()
Sir William Chambers RA
Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation, c.1791
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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![John Francis Rigaud RA, Portrait of John Yenn, R.A.]()
After John Francis Rigaud RA
Portrait of John Yenn, R.A., 15 June 1785
Stipple engraving
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![George Dance RA, Portrait of John Yenn, R.A.]()
George Dance RA
Portrait of John Yenn, R.A., 17 November 1793
Pencil and pink chalk (?) on cream wove paper
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![John Francis Rigaud RA, Portrait of John Yenn, R.A.]()
John Francis Rigaud RA
Portrait of John Yenn, R.A., Before 1785
Oil on canvas
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![Robert Smirke RA, Protection Offered to the Metropolis]()
Robert Smirke RA
Protection Offered to the Metropolis, c.1798
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![, The Grütlin Matte]()
The Grütlin Matte
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![Georg Heinrich Ludwig Nicolovius, A View in the Island of Ischia; and of the Mountain Epomeo]()
Georg Heinrich Ludwig Nicolovius
A View in the Island of Ischia; and of the Mountain Epomeo, 1797
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![Georg Heinrich Ludwig Nicolovius, A View in Trapani, and of the Monte di Trapani: the ancient Eryx.]()
Georg Heinrich Ludwig Nicolovius
A View in Trapani, and of the Monte di Trapani: the ancient Eryx., 1797
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![Jean Francois Colson, The Tree called Dei cento Cavalli]()
Jean Francois Colson
The Tree called Dei cento Cavalli, 1797
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![Govært Flinck, Portrait of a black woman]()
Govært Flinck
Portrait of a black woman, 1653-64
Associated books
5 results
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A Descriptive Catalogue Of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory, At King's Arms Stairs, Narrow-Wall, Lambeth: Opposite White-hall Stairs. With Prices Affixed. Consisting Of, I. Statues. II. Busts. III. Vases. IV. Pedestals. V. Capitals. VI. Frizes. VII. fascias. VIII. panels and Tablets. IX. Medallions. X. Pateras for Elevations from 30 to 40 Feet. XI. Ditto from 20 to 30 Feet. XII. Pateras for Elevations from 10 to 20 Feet. XIII. Ditto of 10 Feet and under. XIV. Coats of Arms. XV. Imposts. XVI. Key-Stones. XVII. Architraves. XVIII. Rustics. XIX. Pinnacles. XX. Balusters. XXI. Balls and Feet. XXII. Chimney Tops. XXIII. Piers. XXIV. Consoles. XXV. Sepulchral Ornaments. XXVI. Chimney-Pieces. XXVII. Pieces of Furniture and various ornaments. XXVIII. Ornaments to fix on Stone or Wood. XXIX. Wood Chimney-Pieces with Stone Ornaments. With an Appendix. - - London, Printed:: [1784]
07/4303
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Coade's Lithodipyra or Artificial-Stone Manufactory For all kinds of Statues, Capitals, Vases, Tombs, Coats of Arms, & Architectural ornaments &c. &c. particularly expressed in Catalogues, & Books of Prints of 800 Articles & upwards; - London.: (after 1784?)
07/4297
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Longinus
Dionysius Longinus On The Sublime: Translated from the Greek, With Notes and Observations, And Some Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the Author. By William Smith, D.D. Now Dean of Chester. [Epigraph] The Fourth Edition, Corrected and Improved. - London:: [1770]
06/2385
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Royal Academy of Arts (London)
Abstract Of The Constitution And Laws Of The Royal Academy of Arts In London. Established December 10, 1768. - London: 1815
05/3072