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Drawing, Simplon Pass, Switzerland, September 3-4, 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 3-4, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan laid 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 × 12 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: warm / [---] / rock; in graphite, lower left: Dark purple / water; in graphite, lower center: On Simplon; in graphite, verso center left: rich warm sky / Clouds & blue / snow; in graphite, verso center: beautiful effect of / matter sliding over . flat warm colored / rock

Cite this object as

Drawing, Simplon Pass, Switzerland, September 3-4, 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan laid paper; verso: graphite; 21 × 12 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1465

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