The Ilissus, from the Parthenon West Pediment

Thomas Cole American
1829 or 1830
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Ilissus, from the Parthenon West Pediment
  • Artist: Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York)
  • Date: 1829 or 1830
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Black chalk heightened with white chalk on grayish blue wove paper
  • Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 18 in. (37.5 × 45.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund (39.474)
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing