William Pars, 1742–1782, British, Sacred Cave of Archidamus, undated
- Title:
- Sacred Cave of Archidamus
- Part Of:
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and black and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 5/8 x 18 7/16 inches (29.5 x 46.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper center: "SACRED CAVE"; in graphite, lower left: [Greek writing]
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.19437
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cave | cavern | figures | landscape | rocks (landforms) | stalactites | steps
- Associated Places:
- Asia | Levant
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37117
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Ian Jenkins, The romance of ruins: the search for ancient ionia, 1764, London, 2021, p.42, fig.17, DS156 I6 R66 2021 (YCBA) Oversize [YCBA]
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