Lot 181 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
An extensive view of the Acropolis and Athens, Greece, with the Herodeion Atticon below
Hugh William Williams · pencil and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with bodycolour and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $66,820–$100,230
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 18 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 25 x 39 in. (63.5 x 99 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4737721
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hugh William Williams, An extensive view of the Acropolis and Athens, Greece, with the Herodeion Atticon below. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4737721.
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Hugh William Williams, An extensive view of the Acropolis and Athens, Greece, with the Herodeion Atticon below. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4737721.
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