Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
Ancient Greek Inscriptions, Found on the Road Between Mystras and Leontari
Date:
1803
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 4 7/16 inches (18.4 × 11.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "1:1 1/2 | Found on the road between Misistra and | Leondari, ab. 5 or 6 miles from the | former town-- | June-1803.-"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/55"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.494
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26667