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Drawing, Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 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

21.1 × 12.2 cm (8 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: red / red / 2 / 3 2 3; in graphite, upper right: 2 white / 3 warm grey / tiles; in graphite, lower right: Near Thun; in graphite, verso upper center: morning; in graphite, center left: Snow

Cite this object as

Drawing, Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 21.1 × 12.2 cm (8 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1197

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