Paestum
| Title | Paestum |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Leighton Leitch Scottish, 1804-1883 |
| Date | c. 1840 19th century |
| Medium | Graphite, heightened with white gouache, on light gray-brown wove paper, laid down on white wove tissue paper |
| Classification | graphite |
| Origin | Scotland Scotland |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Paestum” is a work by William Leighton Leitch Scottish, 1804-1883, dated c. 1840. It is executed in graphite, heightened with white gouache, on light gray-brown wove paper, laid down on white wove tissue paper and classified as graphite. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1840. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Scotland. Browse more public-domain art from Scotland.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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