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A pastoral watercolor, ink, and graphite landscape drawing with two figures, cows and a dog in the foreground and the architectural ruins of Athens and the acropolis in the background. A pastoral watercolor, ink, and graphite landscape drawing with two figures, cows and a dog in the foreground and the architectural ruins of Athens and the acropolis in the background.

Hugh William "Grecian" Williams

Athens Toward the Southwest,

Description

Maker

  • Hugh William "Grecian" Williams

Title

Athens Toward the Southwest

Medium

watercolor

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Watercolor with resist and scraping,
  • pen and ink,
  • opaque white watercolor,
  • and graphite on wove paper

Techniques

  • Watercolor with resist and scraping,
  • pen and ink,
  • opaque white watercolor,
  • and graphite on wove paper

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

40 x 65.7 cm (15 3/4 x 25 7/8 inches)

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1986.184.72

About

Athens Toward the Southwest

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

British Artists Abroad

December 1, 2008 - April 19, 2009

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Athens Toward the Southwest with the accession number of 1986.184.72. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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