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1956.24.174

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Classical Ruins with Foliage

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Classical Ruins with Foliage

Creation Date

1767-1799

Century

late 18th century

Dimensions

9 3/4 in. x 13 7/8 in. (24.77 cm x 35.24 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

Europe, United Kingdom

Medium and Support

pen and ink and watercolor on paper

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1956.24.174

Object Description

classical ruins of a temple on a terrace overlooking a ravine; at the right an arch, ruins of a tower in the middle distance; walls and arches at the left; four corinthian columns intact on a pedestal in the foreground with a fifth broken column