Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British, Study of Figures and Busts on the Pediments of Temples, 1802-1804
- Title:
- Study of Figures and Busts on the Pediments of Temples
- Part Of:
Collective Title: A Collection of Continental Drawings, From a Set of Four Sketchbooks, 1802-1804
- Date:
- 1802-1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink, gray ink and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 9/16 × 16 1/4 inches (52.2 × 41.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower center: "West Front. The Statues are sketches in the Pediment, in the [...] under which | they were found, the[s]e are [...] heads besides those shown here, [...] [...] number of fragments, legs, arms, shields [...]"; inscribee in graphite, verso, upper right: "III/98"
Watermark: "J Whatman | 1809"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.626
- 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:26805
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