Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Tomb of Theron
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/8 inches (22.7 × 28.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/9"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "Acragas of the Gredes | Agrigentum of the Romans | (Tomb of Theron | Agrigento, Sicily-)"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: Modern Gigenti"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.448
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26619