Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Gate of the Zancarron of Sactuary of the Koran
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 12 7/8 inches (40.9 × 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center right: "blue & gold arch | under altar gold, red, blue & green mosque"; inscribed in black ink, lower center: "Gate of the Zancarron or | Sanctuary of the Koran. | discovered in 1815 in the Great Mosque | at Cordova"; lower right: "CHS."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1815(18)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | landscape
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:71028