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Drawing, Goat Standing in a Field, Mexico

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1892–1893 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove 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

10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: Splendid blue; in graphite, center left: Brown / Burnt; in graphite, center: luminous yel br. & grey; in graphite, center right: del; in graphite, lower left: Tall weeds / w flowers; in graphite, lower center: Bt S - red rocks & stones / Cacti

Cite this object as

Drawing, Goat Standing in a Field, Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; 10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1252-a

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