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Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867, British, Sphinx, in the Gardens of the Villa Albani, and a Study of a Roman Mask, 1804
- Title:
- Sphinx, in the Gardens of the Villa Albani, and a Study of a Roman Mask
- Part Of:
Collective Title: A Collection of Continental Drawings, From a Set of Four Sketchbooks, 1802-1804
- Date:
- 1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Charcoal and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 inches (29.5 × 22.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in charcoal, lower right: "Sphinx / Roman / in the | gardens of the Villa Albani-" inscribed in charchoal, lower right: "March 17 1804"; inscribed in charcooal, center right: "Roman Mask -"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "I/36"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.407
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26576
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