The Propylaea, Athens
ca. 1840
Medium
Brush and white wash over graphite
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (26.7 x 36.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Exchange, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1960
Accession Number
60.724.101
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Anonymous, British, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, British, 19th century** is not the name of a single individual but a standard museum attribution used for works whose creators remain unidentified yet are clearly British and date to the 1800s. Major institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, employ this designation for hundreds of drawings, prints, designs, and decorative studies that lack signatures or firm documentary ...