View of Beirut (?)
Oblique view into a street from above. Windows and balconies are decorated with cloths and banners. Crowds of people fill the windows and the street below. Many of the figures are masked.
Credit: Gift of Louis P. Church
1869
Brush and oil paint, graphite on cardboard
1917-4-428
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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