Arch of Hadrian, Athens, with the ruins of the Temples of Zeus Olympus in the background
Artist/Photographer | Stuart, James (1713-1788) |
Country | Greece |
City | Athens |
Subject Date | 132 |
Image Date | 1748 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Roman |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | SD155/3 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Marble ; Temples ; Columns ; Ruins ; Gateways ; Triumphal arches |
NOTES: It is likely this drawing dates from between 1751 and 1754, during Stuart's extensive travels in Greece.This image also appeared as an engraving in Stuart & Revett's 'The Antiquities of Athens' (London, 1794), vol. III, ch. iii, pl. I.
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