The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Central Park, New York, from "Harper's Weekly"

Engraver (?) Josiah Wood Whymper British

Photographer Central image after Pach Brothers American

April 10, 1880

Not on view

This 1880 view of the Museum depicts a gallery arched iron roof supports, skylights and a balcony. A classical sculpture of Medea flanks an entrance in the left foreground, with a second marble of a reclinging woman at right. The gallery beyond contains glass cases. A border around the central image represents objects in the collection–four sides of an ancient stone sarcophagus and terracotta vase from Amathus, Phoenician vases, terracotta heads from the Temple of Apollo Hylates, metal adornments, and two Asian porcelain jars.

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Title: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Central Park, New York, from "Harper's Weekly"
Engraver: (?) Josiah Wood Whymper (British, Ipswich 1813–1903 Haslemere)
Photographer: Central image after Pach Brothers (American, active 1860s–1930s)
Publisher: Harper's Weekly (American, 1857–1916)
Date: April 10, 1880
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 5/8 in. (38.4 × 54.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Museum Accession
Object Number: Museum Accession.17
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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