Details of a Corinthian Temple on the Acropolis of Pergamon
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 13/16 inches (53.9 x 37.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper left: "XIX."; in graphite, upper left "16"; in brown ink, within image: various measurements; lower center: "Sofitte dell Architraue"; in graphite, lower center: "Mouldings of Corinthean Temple in ruins on ye Castle hill near Pergamus"; in brown ink, on back, upper left: "Bergamo Tempio Corith nella Citadella"; on back, upper center: "7"; on back, lower center: "X"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection