Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Title:
Illustration for an Eastern Romance, possibly 'The Arabian Nights', with Two Male Figures Standing
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Oil and graphite on wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.586
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | column (architectural element) | temple | turban | robe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Pearls to Pyramids: British Visual Culture and the Levant, 1600–1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-02-07 - 2008-04-28)
Publications:
Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830 [wall labels], Yale Center for British Art, 2008, p. 33, , V 2576 (YCBA)

Pearls to pyramids : British visual culture and the Levant, 1600-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2008, pp. 16, 20, V1880
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:19854