Design for a Museum or Repository

Attributed to Stephen Riou British

1758

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Design for a Museum or Repository
Artist: Attributed to Stephen Riou (British, London 1720–1780 London)
Date: 1758
Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (13.3 x 24.4 cm)
sheet: 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.56.12
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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