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Drawing, South Side of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 20, 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light 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

44.2 × 24.6 cm (17 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: sheep / whitish / grey / green / orange / light / light; in graphite, center right: grey; in graphite, lower right: Acropolis April 20 /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, South Side of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on light green wove paper; 44.2 × 24.6 cm (17 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-596

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