Details of the Theater Composed of the Composite Order at Hierapolis (Now Pamukkale)
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.1 x 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "71 | LXIII"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXIX."; in black ink, within image: labels A and B and measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Door of the Scena & Cornice of the Theatre of the composite | order of the Hierapolis"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection