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Drawing, Sketches from Maine or from Grand Manan, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850–1855 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey 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

28.7 × 40.7 cm (11 5/16 × 16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso upper left, verso upper center, verso upper right, verso center, verso center right, verso lower left, verso lower right, L.457d; in brown ink, verso lower center, L.457e

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches from Maine or from Grand Manan, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey wove paper; 28.7 × 40.7 cm (11 5/16 × 16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1286

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