Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Pianura dell'Hermo in Faccia a Sardes
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 5/16 inches (37.5 x 54.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "5"; in brown ink, upper left: "XIV. (crossed out and replaced in graphite with '12')"; within image: labels A-M; lower center: "PIANVRA DELL HERMO IN FACCIA A SARDES"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.927
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
river | hills | lakes | Persian | site plan | cartographic material | Roman | Lydian | landscape
Associated Places:
Turkey | Sardis | Manisa Ili | Ege kiyilari | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Twenty-Five Years of Discovery at Sardis (Harvard Art Museums, 1983-11-03 - 1983-12-18)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27008