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Drawing, Details of Donkey Heads, South America

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan paper. 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

24.9 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d Watermark: lower right, 848A

Cite this object as

Drawing, Details of Donkey Heads, South America; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); graphite on tan paper; 24.9 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-119-a

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