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Drawing, View of the Acropolis from Lycabettus Hill, 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
30.2 × 54.6 cm (11 7/8 × 21 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped in black ink, verso lower center: L.457d; verso lower left: L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: 2 - orange / Temple too small by 1/5; upper right: delicate / orange brown / dove / warm / orange / rich orange / brown / purp / orange / grey; center left: 2 2 2 2 2 2 / brown orange / brown / sandy / grass / brown; center: Brown / olive / green / red / Houses mostly yellowish occasional grey
Cite this object as
Drawing, View of the Acropolis from Lycabettus Hill, Athens, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; 30.2 × 54.6 cm (11 7/8 × 21 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-901