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Basso Relievo--of Wingless Victory--lately found

1848
Not on view
Reverend George Bridges traveled the Mediterranean between 1846 and 1852, producing some seventeen hundred paper negatives of important sites. This one, folded and sent to his instructor Talbot, shows the recently discovered bas-relief sculpture of Athena Nike on the Acropolis.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Basso Relievo--of Wingless Victory--lately found
  • Artist: George Wilson Bridges (British, 1788–1864)
  • Date: 1848
  • Medium: Paper negative
  • Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/8 x 6 in. )
  • Classification: Negatives
  • Credit Line: The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace and Anonymous Gifts, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.382.7
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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