Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Dominic Serres RA, 1722–1793, French, active in Britain (from the 1750s)

Title:
Agropoli, The Temples of Paestum, and the Bay of Salerno
Date:
1758-1793
Medium:
Watercolor, brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 1/2in. (27.8 x 19.1cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed lower left: "1. Agropoli 2/3. Coast Tower x Temples of Pastium 4. Coast of Salerno/ Agropoli 5 miles from Paestum"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5469
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
temples | shores (landforms) | ships | ruins
Associated Places:
Agropoli | Paestum | Salerno, Golfo di
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14890