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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Maine, Mountain Stream

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850-1856 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on cardboard.. 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

30.6 × 40.6 cm (12 1/16 in. × 16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in brown ink: verso center, L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: lower left, 18 / 10 / 180 / 24 / 14 / 96 / 4 / 336

Cite this object as

Drawing, Maine, Mountain Stream; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on cardboard.; 30.6 × 40.6 cm (12 1/16 in. × 16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1320

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