Artist
Francis Frith & Co.(British, founded 1859)British, 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)
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
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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"
printed bottom rightbelow image "627"
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Francis Frith & Co.
c. 1855–1870
Albumen silver print from glass negative
88.167
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c. 1855–1870
Albumen silver print
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c. 1855–1870
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