Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
Image: 19.6 x 27.1 cm (7 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
1780–1790
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Top row: section of a dado; ornament. Second row: elevation of a gateway of a palace. Arched door opening flanked by wall panels and Doric columns. Statues and reliefs are to decorate the panels. Balustrade on top. Elevation of a gateway of a prison. the door opening is in the rear wall of a vestibule, which is bordered in front by two Doric columns and flanking pylons. Crossed bars. Bottom: elevation of a doorway for barracks. The door opening is flanked by wall panels from which pedestals with trophies of arms project. Beneath: plan. A trophy of arms. Elevation of a doorway for a casino. Oblong opening flanked by embedded Doric columns. Balustrade on top.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
