Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of the Valley of Laodicea
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 21 5/16 inches (38.4 x 54.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "62"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXI. (crossed out and replaced in graphite with '60')"; within image: labels A-H; lower center: "LAODICEA"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.986
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | clouds | landscape | rivers | valley | mountains
Associated Places:
Asia | Laodicea | Ege kiyilari | Turkey | Denizli Ili
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27064