Francis Bedford, Athens - The Acropolis, with the Temple of Jupiter in the Foreground
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Francis Bedford

Athens - The Acropolis, with the Temple of Jupiter in the Foreground

May 31, 1862

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
9.4 × 13 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-437714

View of the Acropolis on a hill behind the Temple of Jupiter Olympius, also called the Columns of Hadrian. The remains of the Temple consist of several large Corinthian columns. Several men sit in chairs facing the camera at the foot of the columns along the Temple. To the left of the Temple of Jupiter Olympius are two large, free-standing columns, behind which, the Acropolis is visible.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • May 31, 1862 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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