DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 23.3 x 32.3 cm (9 3/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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