Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Title:
Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Mr. Drapers Sall: Ceiling ot Adscomb."; pen and brown ink, lower center: [squared scale numbered 1-9]; in graphite, verso, lower left: [illegible]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5370
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Bow and arrow | figures (representations) | amphorae | religious and mythological subject | mythology | masks (costume) | cornucopias (motifs) | clouds | architectural subject | musical instrument | design | ceiling
Associated Places:
Croydon | United Kingdom | England | London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14817