Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Study of Fontana Maggiore in Perugia
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 5/16 inches (14 × 21.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "The Idea of a Fountain in front of the Cathedral of Perugia... it seems of | the 13th or 14th Century. the general effect pleased me although the detail | is wretchedly bad.---..."; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "IV/32"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.658
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26839