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

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 gray-green wove 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 × 43.2 cm (11 13/16 × 17 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower center: Athens

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fallen Column at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; 30 × 43.2 cm (11 13/16 × 17 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-575-a

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