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Drawing, Fragment of the Parthenon, 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 brush and oil, graphite on tan paperboard. 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

11.4 × 22.6 cm (4 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, verso center: L.457c; in brown ink, verso center: L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso lower margin: Presented 1917 / by Mr L.P. Church 575

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fragment of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on tan paperboard; 11.4 × 22.6 cm (4 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-574-b

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