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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British, A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne, ca. 1720
- Title:
A Niche for Mr. Portman's House at Sherborne
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: Sketch of pillar and statue
- Date:
- ca. 1720
- Medium:
- Pen and brown ink, black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (25.1 x 25.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Mr Portman. at Sh[er]borne | [inscription cut off]"; in pen and brown ink, verso, lower right: "Thornhill"; in graphite, verso, center: "good pl am[...] Sp[...] in Sherborn | in [ale] & Cyd[r] B Danby | nor above 60 [alehouses?] nei[...]"
Watermark
Signed in pen and brown ink, verso, lower right: "Thornhill
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1408
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | columns (architectural elements) | Doric order | niches | shadows | shell | statues | urn | urns
- Associated Places:
- Dorset | England | Sherborne | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12829
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