Drawings Sculptural relief fragment, from Persepolis
Object number
LDSAL2020.16.115
Artist/Designer/Maker
Smirke, Richard - Artist
Production date
1800
1808
1808
Material
paper
Wash
Brush
Wash
Brush
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 298mm
Width: 294mm
Height (of Mount): 348mm
Width (of Mount): 294mm
Width: 294mm
Height (of Mount): 348mm
Width (of Mount): 294mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Antient [sic] Head in basso-relievo, found in the ruins Persepolis.
Archæologia XIV. p. 283.
Archæologia XIV. p. 283.
Inscription content
Richd. Smirke delt.
References
Reference (free text)
Richard Strachey, 'Extract of a Letter from Richard Stachey, Esq. in the Suite of Captain Malcolm, Ambassador from India, to the King of Persia; Dated Ispahan Oct. 9, 1800,' Archaeologia 14 (1808): 282-3.
Illustration (Engraving), pl. LVII, opp. p. 283.