Sphinx, in the Gardens of the Villa Albani, and a Study of a Roman Mask
Date:
1804
Materials & Techniques:
Charcoal and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 inches (29.5 × 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in charcoal, lower right: "Sphinx / Roman / in the | gardens of the Villa Albani-" inscribed in charchoal, lower right: "March 17 1804"; inscribed in charcooal, center right: "Roman Mask -"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "I/36"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection