Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Sketch of an Athenian's House
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray ink, brown ink, and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 7 1/2 inches (12.4 × 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Sketch of an Athenian Arch[ou's] House."; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "III/26"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Interior Area."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center: "Open Porch"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.553
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26725