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The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily
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The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

1797

Medium

Brush and brownish gray ink, brush and brownish gray wash over black chalk. Framing line in pen and dark brown ink.

Tags

MenCavesTrees

Dimensions

sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.5 x 33.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

1745–1808 • Germany

Comment on works: Landscapes; Figures in landscapes; Mythology

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