Paestum
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Paestum

TitlePaestum
ArtistWilliam Leighton Leitch Scottish, 1804-1883
Datec. 1840 19th century
MediumGraphite, heightened with white gouache, on light gray-brown wove paper, laid down on white wove tissue paper
Classificationgraphite
OriginScotland Scotland
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineThe Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“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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