Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Title:
Design for a villa: `Fore Front' (south-east elevation), `Garden Front' (north-west elevation) and overlay plan.
Date:
1763
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown and black ink, watercolor on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 9/16 × 24 7/16 inches (42 × 62 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "The fore Front to the South: East"; in pen and brown ink, upper right: "11"; in pen and brown ink, center: "The Garden Front to the North-West"; in pen and brown ink, right: "All the Work is supposed of Brick excepting | the Cornices, Columns & plinths"; inscribed on flier in pen and black ink, upper center, bar scale labeled; in pen and brown ink, throughout, elevation and plan labeled
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1998.19.3
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10434