View, Cross Section, and Other Details of Cheop's Pyramid at Giza

Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italianca. 1750

Details

Title: View, Cross Section, and Other Details of Cheop's Pyramid at Giza
Creator: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Creator Lifespan: 1713/1770
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: ca. 1750
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (54 x 37.8 cm) Image: 12 3/8 x 8 inches (31.5 x 20.3 cm)
Subject Keywords: cross section, elevation (drawing), scale (rule), pyramid (tomb), tomb, architectural subject
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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