Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British, Entrance Gateway into the City of Perugia, 1802-1804
- Title:
- Entrance Gateway into the City of Perugia
- 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: 5 1/2 × 8 5/16 inches (14 × 21.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "This is the mere hint of the Entrance Gateway into the City of Perugia, as I gaped | it the general form seemed grand - it was, in general, unbroken with [...] | ornaments, it remains unfinished. - executed in light colored stone-"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "IV/31"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.657
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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