English School, circa 1800

Figures approaching the City of Athens, Greece

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English School, circa 1800
Figures approaching the City of Athens, Greece
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
16¼ x 26 in. (41.3 x 66.1 cm.)

Lot Essay

Dodwell was an archaeologist and draughtsman who visited Greece in 1801 and 1805-6. He made approximately four hundred drawings there and illustrated his publications, including A Classical and Topographical Tour through Greece, London, 1819, and Views in Greece, London, 1821.

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