Artist: William Pars (British, c. 1742-1782), after. productive engraver and publisher.
Engraver: Samuel Smith (British, c. 1745-1802), reproductive engraver and publisher.
Title: A view of the Temple of Erechtheus Athens. (Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Publish'd by E. Stuart 27 May 1789. S. Smith sculpsit.
Dimensions: Platemark 13" x 22 1/2" Sheet 20" x 35 1/2".
Publisher: Elizabeth Stuart (British, 1789-?), widow of James 'Athenian' Stuart, his second wife; published some of his work posthumously.
Edition: "The Antiquities of Athens" volume II (London, 1788); chapter 2; plate I.
Date: 1789.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum Hh,13.2.40.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: The Antiquities of Athens of which the second volume was left by him [James Stuart] completed at the press and the plates to forward that the public may soon hope to be put in possession of it. Traits for the Life of the late Athenian Stuart. The Gentleman's Magazine. Volume 63. 1788. P. 96.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.