Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, British, The Acropolis of Athens, 1832-1834
- Title:
- The Acropolis of Athens
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1832-1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof (aa) on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 × 17 1/4 inches (30.2 × 43.8 cm), Plate: 7 3/16 × 9 13/16 inches (18.3 × 24.9 cm), Chine collé: 6 13/16 × 9 3/8 inches (17.3 × 23.8 cm), Image: 3 11/16 × 5 1/2 inches (9.4 × 14 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.408 (a.a.)"; lower left: "5 1/2" by 3 3/4". | Size reduced"
Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7431
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51356
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The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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