Art, literature & historyThe Acropolis from the Observatory
1913
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in brownish ink on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 26.3 × 37.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 29.8 × 44.6 cm (11 3/4 × 17 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.4666
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Acropolis from the Observatory — Joseph Pennell. 1913.
Medium: Etching in brownish ink on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 26.3 × 37.5 cm (10 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 29.8 × 44.6 cm (11 3/4 × 17 9/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.