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Drawing, Fallen Column of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on green-gray paper. 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

30 × 43.3 cm (11 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, bottom center: Athens

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fallen Column of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on green-gray paper; 30 × 43.3 cm (11 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-575-a

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