Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 x 21 5/16 inches (38.1 x 54.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "TERME ROVINATE NELLA VILLA D'ADRIANO A TIVOLI"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.1011
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | ruins | hills | mountains | trees | public bath | arches | bushes | architectural subject | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Hadrian's Villa | Tivoli | Roma | Lazio | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 118, no. 97, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27090