Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Title:
A Design for a Mural Executed in the Salon at Roehampton House, Surrey: Apollo Carrying off Aeneas in a Cloud
Date:
ca. 1715
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 inches (14 x 15.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Apoll: carrying off AEneas in a Cloud."; in pen and black ink, verso, center: "Barry."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.954
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | clouds | architectural subject | preparatory drawings | murals | design | mythology | Corinthian (architectural style) | salons | columns (architectural elements) | doors
Associated Places:
Roehampton | Surrey | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12737