Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British, Figures in a Sailboat, With a Temple in the Distance, 1802-1804
- Title:
- Figures in a Sailboat, With a Temple in the Distance
- Part Of:
Collective Title: A Collection of Continental Drawings, From a Set of Four Sketchbooks, 1802-1804
- Date:
- 1802-1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.1 × 30.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/71"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Temple of Minerva at [...]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "The rocks in front [dark] - the Temple while marble - the walls stone - | the work of the mountains brown - the trees green."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.511
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26683
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