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Drawing, The Acropolis from Mount Lycabettus, Athens, Greece, April 14-25, 1869

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 14-25, 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

32.9 × 51 cm (12 15/16 × 20 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457c

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Acropolis from Mount Lycabettus, Athens, Greece, April 14-25, 1869; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Greece; oil and graphite on paperboard; 32.9 × 51 cm (12 15/16 × 20 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-360-a

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