Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Johann Scharf, 1788–1860, British
Title:
View through the South East Window of the Crypt beneath St Stephen's, Westminster
Date:
1852
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray watercolor and pen and black ink on Smooth, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 × 10 7/8 inches (33 × 27.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "76"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "Hasty sketch of G Scharf [Im?]"; in pen and black ink, bottom center: "view through the S.E. Windows of the Crypt beneath | St Stephens Westminster to shew the place in which the | mummy was discovered. looking N."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22534
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ruins | interior view | church | crypt | architectural subject
Associated Places:
London | City of Westminster | Palace of Westminster | House of Commons | St. Stephen's Chapel, Palace of Westminster | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55088