Doric Capital Among the Ruiins of a Temple, Dedicated to Vulcan, at Agrigentum
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 × 9 9/16 inches (38.4 × 24.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, center left: "The whole is a very | ruinous condition except the | molding drawn out at large''; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center right: "Doric Capital among the ruins of a | Temple supposed to be dedicated to Vulcan | at Agrigentum--"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/67"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection