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Base of column, Paestum
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Base of column, Paestum

Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
August 13, 1848
Medium/TechniqueGraphite with white wash on ivory paper
DimensionsSheet: 30 x 42.2 cm (11 13/16 x 16 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number52.1587
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed below right: J F. Cropsey Paestum / Aug. 13th 1848ProvenanceBy 1949, Mrs. Constance Mead, Flossmoor, Illinois; 1951, sold by Mrs. Mead to Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI; 1952, gift of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession date: November 13, 1952)