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Drawing, Circular Pedestal in the Dionysus Theater, Athens, Greece, April 1869

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 paint, 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

25.6 × 32.8 cm (10 1/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Circular Pedestal in the Dionysus Theater, Athens, Greece, April 1869; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard; 25.6 × 32.8 cm (10 1/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-580

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