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Drawing, View of the Acropolis, 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 brush and oil, graphite on cardboard. 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 × 50.8 cm (12 15/16 in. × 20 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, View of the Acropolis, Athens; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on cardboard; 32.9 × 50.8 cm (12 15/16 in. × 20 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-360-b

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