Plans and Views of Two Pyramids, One Cephron's at Giza
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 13/16 inches (54 x 37.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "116 | S"; in brown ink, upper left: "CVI."; within image: labels A-R; in black ink, within image: scale; in graphite, lower center: "Pyramids to the south on the plain of Mummus(?)."; in black ink, on back, upper center: 62"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection