Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British, The Ruins of Delos, 1802-1804
- Title:
- The Ruins of Delos
- Part Of:
Collective Title: A Collection of Continental Drawings, From a Set of Four Sketchbooks, 1802-1804
- Date:
- 1802-1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/36"; lower left: "Among the ruins of the Delphos- | where Spon supposes to have stood the Gymnasium & Schools-"; lower right: "A singular carving on the | Rock near Delphos"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.563
- 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:26737
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