Study of a section of the Parthenon frieze, originally from the Acropolis, Athens: detail of the Athenian cavalry and their horses
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Artist/Photographer | Nicholson, Sir Charles Archibald (1867-1949) |
Country | UK: England |
Subject Date | -438 |
Image Date | 1893 |
Style | Greek |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | PB582/34 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Friezes ; Temples ; Decorative stonework ; Human figure ; Marble ; Sculpture ; People |
NOTES: Sculptures and carved relief friezes from the Parthenon were brought to Britain in 1806 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and were deposited in the British Museum in 1816.
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