Francis Frith & Co.
The Erechtheum, Athens

The Erechtheum, Athens

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The Erechtheum, Athens
ArtistBritish, founded 1859
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Erechtheum, Athens
Datec. 1855–1870
PlaceAthens, Greece
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 1/16 × 8 3/16 in. (15.4 × 20.8 cm)
 Mount: 12 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (30.6 × 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Brenda and Joe Spira in honor of Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number88.166
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed below image "THE ERECHTHEUM, ATHENS. / THIS TEMPLE, DEDICATED TO MINERVA POLIAS, WAS BUILT ON THE SPOT WHERE NEPTUNE AND MINERVA ARE SAID TO HAVE CONTENDED FOR THE SOUL OF ATTICA"
printed bottom rightbelow image "627"

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