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Architectural details of the portico of the Parthenon of Athens / Figures, Elgin Saloon, 11(?). – Historic Reproduction

Architectural details of the portico of the Parthenon of Athens / Figures, Elgin Saloon, 11(?)., [between 1750 and 1799(?)] — antique engraving
Architectural details of the portico of the Parthenon of Athens / Figures, Elgin Saloon, 11(?)., [between 1750 and 1799(?)]. Antique engraving from the Taverns & Saloons collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Architectural details of the portico of the Parthenon of Athens / Figures, Elgin Saloon, 11(?)., an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This engraving focuses on the portico of the Parthenon, with its columns, moldings, and relief figures laid out for close study. The record dates it loosely to between 1750 and 1799, a period when European travelers and architects were first publishing measured views of Athens. Stuart and Revett's *Antiquities of Athens*, issued from 1762, helped make such plates a standard reference for Greek design. The Parthenon dates from the 440s BC, and the sculptures shown here were still on the building when this print was made, before Lord Elgin's removals in the early 1800s.

Created / published[between 1750 and 1799(?)]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1750-1800.Engravings 1750-1800.
NotesNo. 72. C.A. Browne collection.
SubjectsParthenon (Athens, Greece)--1750-1800. Architectural elements--Greece--Athens--1750-1800. Bas-reliefs--Greece--Athens--1750-1800.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,265 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184060

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