Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British
Title:
The Buildings in Front of Sanssouci
Date:
1802-1804
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 7 1/8 inches (10.6 × 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "The Buildings in front of Sanssouci. | one contains offices of every description | the other is appropriate to the recepton of Strangers visiting the Royal Family"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "IV/113"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.739
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26925