Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View, Cross Section, and Other Details of Cheop's Pyramid at Giza
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (54 x 37.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "112 | R."; in brown ink, upper left: "CIV."; within image: labels I-VI and A-O; in black ink, lower center: scale; in brown ink, on back, upper center: "41"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.973
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cross section | scale (rule) | architectural subject | tomb | pyramid (tomb) | elevation (drawing)
Associated Places:
Frontier | Egypt | Matruh | Great Pyramid of Giza | Giza Necropolis
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27051