Drawing, Old House, Beirut, 1868, Frederic Edwin Church

Oblique view of a stately mansion; the lower part of the ground floor is not shown. A smaller house with a terrace is in the rear. Caption: “new house in beyrout/ may/ 68". Verso: at left: a minaret rising over the upper corner of a building; inscribed: "white". Written beside: "greyish brown". "larnaca cyprus". Center: a stately mansion; caption: "old house at beirut/ may 13th/ 68". Top right: a group of houses built in the corner of the walls of the town. A tower is at left. Written on top: "larnaca/ cyprus/ may/ 68". Date: 1868. Dimensions: 12.4 x 21.1 cm (4 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.). Medium: graphite on green-gray paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Old House, Beirut, 1868 (CH 18202863-4)

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Author: Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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