Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Plan, View and Second Plan of Ruins at Sardis
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (53.9 x 37.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "13"; in brown ink, upper left: "XII. (crossed out and replaced in graphite with '11')"; within image: labels A-B and Fig. 1-Fig. 3"; in black ink, within image: scale; in graphite, lower center: "Three Plans of Ruins at Sardis"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.923
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | bushes | site plan | ruins | mariners' compasses | scale (rule) | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Ege kiyilari | Sardis | Asia | Manisa Ili | Turkey
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Twenty-Five Years of Discovery at Sardis (Harvard Art Museums, 1983-11-03 - 1983-12-18)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27004