Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
North View of the Plains of Olympia
Date:
1802 to 1804
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 17 1/16 inches (29.7 × 43.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "North View of the Plains of Olympia | The [Site] of Olympia"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/62"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.502
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26675