John Thomas Smith, 1766–1833, Britishafter John Thomas Smith, 1766–1833, British
Title:
Domestic Architecture, An Upper Apartment of the Same Magnificent Mansion
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on slightly textured, medium, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 3/8 inches (29.5 × 23.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE | AN UPPER APARTMENT OF THE SAME MAGNIFICENT MANSION"; lower left: "DRAWN IN MAY 1792"; lower right: "DRAWN AND ETCHED BY J.T. SMITH"; lower left: "INTERNAL SPECIMEN OF THE DECORATED STYLE | IN THE LATTER PART OF THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII"; lower right: "THE CORNICE AND CEILING WERE OF PLASTER | ALL THE REST OF OAK"; lower center: "LONDON PUBLISHED AS THE ACT DIRECTS JAN.Y 14 1812, BY JOHN THOMAS SMITH NO.18 G.T MAY'S BUILDINGS S.T MARTINS LANE"l
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection