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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
Medium:
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
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10434
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