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The Arch of Hadrian, Athens (Verso)
Filippos Margaritis
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In this depiction of the ancient city's remains, Philippos Margaritis, a native-born Greek, and Philibert Perraud, a Frenchman, photographed the Arch of Hadrian at Athens, a masterpiece of classical architecture. The Arch, built around 131 A.D., is a light, elegant structure, with an opening flanked by freestanding columns and a colonnaded upper story. Barely visible beyond the Arch at upper right is the distant mount of the Acropolis.
Details
- Title: The Arch of Hadrian, Athens (Verso)
- Creator: Philippos Margaritis, Philibert Perraud
- Date Created: 1846–1847
- Physical Dimensions: 7 × 9.1 cm (2 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
- Type: Cased object
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Daguerreotype
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 90.XT.65.9
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Philippos Margaritis (Greek, 1810 - 1892) and Philibert Perraud (French, born 1815)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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