Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Title:
Alzata della faciata d'una Casa per fare alla Villa
Date:
1752
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, pen and black and brown ink, within double-ruled black ink border on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 13 3/8 inches (22.5 × 34 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Alzata della faciata d'una Casa per fare alla Villa"; in pen and brown ink, upper left: "fig. B"; in pen and brown ink, center: "VILLA C[...]"; in pen and black ink, lower left and right, elevation and plan labeled in Italian; in pen and black ink, right, dimensions given: "10", "12", "15"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.780(2)
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
colonnades | facades | villas | columns (architectural elements) | palazzi | pilasters | Corinthian order | architectural subject | chapels | plans (drawings) | domes | country house | rustication | statues | exterior
Associated Places:
Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:68834