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Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859
Title:
Ruins of Palace of Gallienus, Amphitheatre of Bordeaux
Part Of:

Collective Title: Views of France, Volume II

Date:
1819
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 12 7/8 inches (41 × 32.7 cm), Binding: 16 1/8 inches (41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Amphitheatre of Bordeaux. | called the palace of Galienus."; inscribed in graphite, lower left: <all the ... work is .... 2 yellowish brown | the horizontal lines invariably......| the Horisontal lines should be....>; inscribed in graphite, center right: <...stone wall | all...>; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Gyuene | amp. Gironde"

Watermark

Signed in pen and ink, lower right: "CHS"; dated, lower left: "30 Nov 1819."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1813(66)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | landscape
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70913
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