Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Title:
Design of Apollo and the Python for a Painted over-door Decoration
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper laid down on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches (21.3 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, on mount: "Ippochrisia "R" &&"; inscribed on verso in graphite: "AD 621"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.484
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | architectural subject | rosaries | religious and mythological subject | netting (material) | mythology | bow (weapon) | frame (furnishing) | snake | masks (costume)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12019