ca. 1763
Original Title
Alternative Title: Design for the Temple of Peace
Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center, bar scale numbered "6", "12", and "18 ft"; in graphite, upper right: "2"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "W603/3"
Descriptive Medium
Graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England
Country
England
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
Construction of the Temple of Peace began in 1763 but it was never completed.