Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Pars, 1742–1782, British
Title:
Sacred Cave of Archidamus
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 x 18 7/16 inches (29.5 x 46.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper center: "SACRED CAVE"; in graphite, lower left: [Greek writing]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.19437
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | cave | cavern | steps | figures | stalactites | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Levant | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Ian Jenkins, The romance of ruins: the search for ancient ionia, 1764, London, 2021, p.42, fig.17, DS156 I6 R66 2021 (YCBA) Oversize
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37117