Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, An Altar at Delos, 1751
- Title:
- An Altar at Delos
- Date:
- 1751
- Materials & Techniques:
- Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches (53.8 x 37.5 cm), Image: 12 3/8 x 8 inches (31.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "140 | 82"; lower center: "An Altar at Delos"; in brown ink, lower center: "Delos"
watermark: "IV" [J. Villedary] in monogram (Churchill 408)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.966
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- altar | architectural subject | column (architectural element) | festoons
- Associated Places:
- Dhílos | Dhílos | Greece | Kikládhes | Nísoi Aiyaíou
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27044
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.