unknown artistFormerly attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Title:
Design for the Decoration of a Staircase
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 15 inches (21.6 × 38.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "14 fott"; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "9 fott 7 in"; in pen and brown ink, lower right (scale): "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9" "10" "11"; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper center: "o/x"; in pen and brown ink, upper right (scale): "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9" "10" "11"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection