Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Specimens of the Private Houses of Venice
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 5 1/2 inches (21.1 × 14 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Specimens of the private houses of Venice"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "I/54"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center right: "A Small Church in Venice. the [au...] of [Sansovino] - without | merit."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.425
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26595