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Temple of Ceres, Paestum
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
August 13, 1848
Medium/Technique
Graphite on pale green paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.2 x 30.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1972.753
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionRecto: Ruins of temple of Ceres with a tree before it. Verso: faint graphite sketches.
InscriptionsInscribed below, right: J.F. Cropsey, Temple of Ceres, Paestum, 13th. Aug / 1848
Annotated lower left in pen and blue ink: #86
Annotated lower left in graphite: 6
Annotated lower left in pen and blue ink: #86
Annotated lower left in graphite: 6
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik for the proposed M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints, 1800-1875; September 13, 1972