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Drawing, Mountainous Lanscape, Mexico

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 24, 1890 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Feb 24 /90; in graphite, lower right: Mountain & / landscape generally / grey brown; in graphite, verso upper left: Pale; in graphite, verso upper right: all grey sky; in graphite, verso center right: faint / purple / Rosy Brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountainous Lanscape, Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1097

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