Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796, British, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Design for Interior of a Mosque, ca. 1761
- Title:
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Design for Interior of a Mosque
- Additional Title(s):
- Kew Gardens: Design for decoration of Mosque
- Date:
- ca. 1761
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, watercolor and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper, with additional sheet affixed to verso
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 x 12 inches (18.7 x 30.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, measurements given
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.211
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | clouds | cross section | curtains | Decoration and ornament - Plant forms | domes | fringe | interior decoration | mural | palm trees | rotunda (building) | sky | windows
- Associated Places:
- England | Kew | London | Richmond | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7920
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