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Study for "The Parthenon"
Study for "The Parthenon"

Study for "The Parthenon"

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
1869–70
Medium/TechniqueOil on paper mounted on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm)
Framed: 55.9 x 73.7 x 7 cm (22 x 29 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Barbara L. and Theodore B. Alfond in honor of Carol Troyen, Kristin and Roger Servison Curator of American Paintings, 1978-2007
Accession number2008.48
On View
On view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceFrom the artist to his daughter, Isabel Charlotte Church; to her grandaughter, Isabel Church; 1950, to her daughter, Maria Livingston, New York. October 20, 1997, sold by Richard York Gallery, New York, to Theodore and Barbara Alfond; 2008, gift of Theodore and Barbara Alfond to the MFA.
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