- Creator:
- Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
- Title:
- View of Hill Towns or Ruins near Damascus
- Date:
- 1751
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 5/8 x 21 5/8 inches (37.1 x 54.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
- Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "135"; lower left: "[...] Sathua(?) near Damascus"; lower center: "Salkaya(?) near Damascus"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.982
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cityscape | ruins | landscape | towns | villages | cliffs | buildings | trees | hills
- Associated Places:
- Syria | Dimashq City | Damascus | Asia
- Currently On View:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27060