Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Moldings on the Temple of Minerva
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 11 7/16 inches (19.7 × 29.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Moldings to the Plinth under | the Ionic Columns of the | Temple of Minerva Polias."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "A bold good effect - is raised | a little above the Eye."; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/24"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.551
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26723