Ancient Inscription in the Walls of the Venetian Govenor's House, Mystras
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.5 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Ancint Inscription in the walls of the | venetian Governor's house - Misistra-"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/46"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "From the Cliffs in the Taygeta mountains | at Misistra- Sparta in the distance"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection