Abu Seifein Church in Old Cairo

1887

Edwin Howland Blashfield

American, 1848-1936

Maker/Artist: Blashfield, Edwin Howland
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: Graphite on paper mounted to paperboard
Medium: graphite, paper, mounted, paperboard
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/16 x 10 3/4 in. (35.7 x 27.3 cm) Mat (drawing mounted to): 18 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (47 x 30.3 cm)
Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite: lower left, "Abu Sephain / Sanctuary" and artist's notations on architectural elements, from top to bottom: "perfectly dark arch / paintings gold / angels in spandrels"; "white / [illegible]"; "[illegible]"; "tiles blue"; "apostles / blue / red [or gold?]"; "red fond[?] / + blue + red / apostles"; and "white marble"
Departments: American Art
Accession Number: 48.217.5
Credit Line: Gift of John H. Field
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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