Sketch of the Molding of the Interior of the Propylaea
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 9 13/16 inches (38.3 × 24.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "This Molding is carried round the | top of the Interior of the Propylaea. | It is even with the top of the Architrave | of the Entrance Front. | The effect is not particularly bold or striking, | but it is simple and not too broken - the Og | resembles an Ovolo the top molding looks well."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "line of the | wall"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/22"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection