The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
Artist bio: German, Leipzig 1745–1808 Dresden
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1797
Medium: Brush and brownish gray ink, brush and brownish gray wash over black chalk. Framing line in pen and dark brown ink.
Dimensions: sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.5 x 33.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006
Accession year: 2006
Tags: Men|Caves|Trees