Art, literature & historyA Tower of Cortez - Mexico
1883
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 29.7 × 24.4 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 25 cm (12 1/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 48.7 × 35.2 cm (19 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.826
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
A Tower of Cortez - Mexico — Thomas Moran. 1883.
Medium: Etching on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 29.7 × 24.4 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 25 cm (12 1/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 48.7 × 35.2 cm (19 3/16 × 13 7/8 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.