Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, Scoglio di Silla nel Faro di Mesina, ca. 1750
- Title:
- Scoglio di Silla nel Faro di Mesina
- Additional Title(s):
- View of the Reef of Scilla
- Date:
- ca. 1750
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/16 x 21 5/16 inches (38.2 x 54.1 cm), Image: 9 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches (23.5 x 36.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "SCOGLIO DI SILLA NEL FARO DI MESINA"
watermark: Strasburg lily with "VDL" [Van der Ley] in monogram
signed in brown ink, lower left: "Borra Archus. Del."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.1014
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | cityscape | cliffs | clouds | landscape | mountains | reef | ship
- Associated Places:
- Calabria | Ionian Sea | Italy | Reggio di Calabria | Scilla
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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