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Drawing, Ruins of St. George Church, Lydda (Lod)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 7, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

25 × 17.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Lydda / St. George Church / Feb -68; in graphite, center: 2 / grey / brown; in graphite, lower left: cornice; in graphite, lower center; E [arrow pointing right] / Arch; in graphite, lower right: general color / golden brown; in graphite, verso upper center: Gezour; in graphite, verso center: green & flowers / sand / road; in graphite, lower right: Plains of Sharon / Feb /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ruins of St. George Church, Lydda (Lod); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Israel; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 25 × 17.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-112

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