Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of a Long Aqueduct
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 22 inches (38.4 x 55.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "26"; in brown ink, upper left: "XXIX. (crossed out and replaced in graphite with '22'); within image: labels A-C; lower center: "AQVEDOTTO LONGO"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.1005
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
mountains | hills | architectural subject | aqueduct | trees | landscape
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27084