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Attributed to John Carter, 1748–1817, British, View in Basement Story under House of Lords, between 1800 and 1807
- Title:
View in Basement Story under House of Lords
- Date:
- between 1800 and 1807
- Medium:
- Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 5/8 inches (36.8 × 27 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "35"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "View in Basement story under House of Lords at C"'; in pen and black ink, upper right: "Door at F"; in pen and black ink, left: "Door at E"; in graphite, upper left, numbers "1", "3", "5", and "6" and some dimensions given; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, center: "After taking there sketches of the Basement on coming into | the streets I found there had been (during the few hours engaged | on them) a most dreadful storm, (not here in the Basement) | and there was scarce a house in Town but what had sustained | some damage; many trees in the Parks blown down &c."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.22548
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | basement | interior view | survey
- Associated Places:
- City of Westminster | England | House of Lords | London | Palace of Westminster | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55102
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