Stage Design, Court in Castle

A grey wash drawing in pen and ink shows a stone courtyard with pointed arches, slender columns, and a broad round arch framing steps. A small seated figure in a headscarf sits at right, and light falls from the upper left across the masonry.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; verso: graphite

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1920 × 1549 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum