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Drawings of Richard Dalton published in 1752

Richard Dalton (?-1791), draughtsman to Lord Charlemont's 1749-50 expedition, pre-dated Stuart and Revett's arrival in Athens by two years.

South East angle of the Parthenon


West Front of the Parthenon


North Side of the Parthenon


Section of Panathenaic Frieze


Erechtheion from South East


Detail of Caryatid, Erechtheion
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