Temple at Segesta, Sicily
Item
Title
Temple at Segesta, Sicily
Creator
William Henry Bartlett
English, 1809–1854
English, 1809–1854
Date
c. 1840
Materials
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Description
William Henry Bartlett is best known for the travel books containing engravings of his topographical and architectural sketches. A prolific draftsman and perpetual explorer, he traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East and visited the United States four times between 1836 and 1852. This watercolor of the Elymian temple at Segesta, from the fifth century BCE, anticipates his book Pictures from Sicily (1853), whose title page features an illustration of the monument.
Source
The John Driscoll American Drawings Collection
Identifier
2018.96
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses may not be permitted.