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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British, Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne, undated
- Title:
- Design for a Ceiling at Addiscombe: Bacchus and Ariadne
- Additional Title(s):
- Design for Ceiling at Adscomb: Bacchus and Ariadne
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, brown ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.8 x 33.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Mr. Drapers Sall: Ceiling ot Adscomb."; pen and brown ink, lower center: [squared scale numbered 1-9]; in graphite, verso, lower left: [illegible]
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5370
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- amphorae | architectural subject | Bow and arrow | ceiling | clouds | cornucopias (motifs) | design | figures (representations) | masks (costume) | musical instrument | mythology | religious and mythological subject
- Associated Places:
- Croydon | England | London | United Kingdom
- Associated People:
- Cupid
Ariadne
Bacchus - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14817
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