Sketches for Capitals of Columns and Mosaic Squares at Alhambra

Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803, British, Sketches for Capitals of Columns and Mosaic Squares at Alhambra, 1775 to 1776

Creator:: Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
Title:: Sketches for Capitals of Columns and Mosaic Squares at Alhambra
Part Of:: Collective Title: Collection of Sketches by Henry Swinburne
Date:: 1775 to 1776
Medium:: Graphite, gray wash, gray ink, black ink and pen on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 1/8 × 16 3/8 inches (28.3 × 41.6 cm), Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 3/8 inches (20 × 16.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Caipals | in the | Lions Court"; iinscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Squares of Mosaic in the | [Putward] Court; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center "Squares of Mosaic | in the Children's Bath"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.3859
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:29947
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