Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
The Ruins of Delos
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 5/16 inches (22.7 × 28.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/36"; lower left: "Among the ruins of the Delphos- | where Spon supposes to have stood the Gymnasium & Schools-"; lower right: "A singular carving on the | Rock near Delphos"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.563
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26737