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Creator:
Sir Robert Smirke the younger, 1781–1867
Title:

One of the Lions Taken From the Piraeus Port of Athens

Part Of:

Collective Title: A Collection of Continental Drawings, From a Set of Four Sketchbooks, 1802-1804

Date:
1802-1804
Medium:
Graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (21.3 × 14 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "One of the Lions brought from the Piraeus of Athens"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "II/70"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "Head of the same Lion"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.510
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26682
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