Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of a Passage Cut into a Hillside
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/8 x 15 inches (53.7 x 38.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
watermark: Strasburg lily with "VDL" [Van der Ley] in monogram
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.1016
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | bushes | landscape | niche | passage | mountains | hills | trees
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27095