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Elevation of the north Facade of the Erechtheion Nicholas Revett
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Details
- Artist/maker
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Nicholas Revett (1720 - 1804) (designer)James Newton (1748 - c. 1804) (engraver)
- Object type
- Material and technique
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 275 x 467 mm (plate); 319 x 484 mm (sheet)
- Associated place
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- Europe › Greece › Attica › Athens › Athens › Acropolis › Erechtheion › Erechtheion (subject)
- Inscription
- Recto, all engraved:
within the image, numerous dimensions on each side
bottom right, running down the page: Vol:II. Chap:II. Pl: VII.
bottom right: Jas. Newton Sculpsit.
Verso:
bottom left, in graphite, written up the sheet: 31
bottom left, the Ruskin School's stamp
- Provenance
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Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- WA.RS.ED.031
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Subjects
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References in which this object is cited include:
References
Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Smith, Elder, 1871), cat. Educational no. 20
Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Spottiswoode, 1874), cat. Educational no. 31
Stuart, James, and Nicholas Revett, The Antiquities of Athens: Measured and Delineated, 5 (London: J. Haberkorn et al., 1762-1830), vol. II, ch. II, pl. VII
Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21, cat. Educational no. 31
Location
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- Western Art Print Room
