Drawing, Landscape, near Syria or Greece, 1868–69, Frederic Edwin Church, 1868–69
Top half: view of the sea and a mountain range in the right background, across hilly country. A circular structure is shown in the left foreground. Bottom half: grayish ground color. Two pencil sketches represent possibly a curved row of columns standing upon a platform and supporting an entablature. Date: 1868–69. Dimensions: 28.6 x 32.9 cm (11 1/4 x 12 15/16 in.). Medium: brush and oil on cardboard. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Landscape, near Syria or Greece, 1868–69 (CH 18201499)