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Drawing, Temples at Morning, Baalbek

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 12, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on green-gray 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

28.9 × 44 cm (11 3/8 × 17 5/16 in.) Mat: 28 × 36 cm (11 in. × 14 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

green brown pebbles / Dark grey rich / brown / yel / 2nd sheet / general hue of stone in quarry Darkish grey with yellowish tendency / the quarry is not large enough / X should be as high as temple / 8 rich brown or green moss - grass on top / 9 grey (dark)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Temples at Morning, Baalbek; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on green-gray paper; 28.9 × 44 cm (11 3/8 × 17 5/16 in.) Mat: 28 × 36 cm (11 in. × 14 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1333

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