Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Sparta, Mystras in the Distance
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.5 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Sparta - | Misistra in the distance"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/47a"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.485
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26658