Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Title:
Alzata d'una Porta congli Prigioni della Citta
Date:
1752
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, watercolor, pen and black and brown ink on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 7/8 inches (34 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Alzata d'una Porta congli Prigioni della Citta"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "A Justitia | B Veritas"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.780(9)
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
statues | plans (drawings) | palazzi | country house | rustication | exterior | villas | columns (architectural elements) | domes | chapels | facades | pilasters | colonnades | Corinthian order | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:68841