Temple at Baalbec: Architectural Detail of Entablature of Amphitheatre of Vespesian
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink on medium thick, slightly textured, white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 11 inches (16.8 × 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: calculations and "Amphitheatre of | Vespasian", "Arena | 273 ft long | 173 ft wide | Circumference exterior 1566 ft"; in pen and brown ink, throughout, dimensions given; in graphite, upper center, calculations given
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection