Piraeus and Athens

Places
Accession Number ART23958
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 50 x 68.2 cm; Image: 38.1 x 66 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil on paper
Maker Dargie, William
Place made Greece: Athens, Piraeus
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The port of Piraeus, pictured in the foreground and the city of Athens in the distance seen from the entrance to the harbour. Note submarine tied up on right. These sites were badly damaged by bombing during the German invasion of Greece in 1941.