Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Charles William Cain, 1893–1962, British
Title:
Ctesiphon Arch
Date:
1921
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 15 7/16 inches (25.4 x 39.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center left: "Ctesiphon Arch."; lower left: "3678"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1994.4.736
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
carcass | bones | architectural subject | eating | animals | landscape | desert | ruins | architecture | vault (structural element) | arches | monument | palace | mosque
Associated Places:
Middle East | Ctesiphon | Baghdad | Iraq | Asia | Taq-i Kisra
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:36764