Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Walhouse Mark, 1817–1895
Title:
The Doric Order
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray washes, yellow watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 × 13 3/16 inches (53.3 × 33.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "No. 3. | The Doric Order"; inscribed in pen and black ink: many architectural inscriptions throughout composition; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Example of Doric from the Temple of Theseus at Athens. | The best specimens of this order are to be found in the Parthenon and Theseus at Athens and of Minerva at [?] Smirna."; inscribed on verso ln graphite, lower right: "given to A. G. Humfrey Jones."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.478
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11165