One of the Lions Taken From the Piraeus Port of Athens
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.3 × 14 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "One of the Lions brought from the Piraeus of Athens"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/70"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "Head of the same Lion"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection