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Design for the Staircase Ceiling at the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London

James Wyatt British
ca. 1769–72
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Staircase Ceiling at the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London
  • Artist: James Wyatt (British, Weeford, Staffordshire 1746–1813 near Marlborough, Wiltshire)
  • Date: ca. 1769–72
  • Medium: Pen and ink, green and pink watercolor, over graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (51.5 x 36 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.511(17)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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