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Drawing, City of London, United Kingdom, Part Two, June 1869

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey-green 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

12.5 × 17.1 cm (4 15/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: gold gold; in graphite, lower left: London; in graphite, lower center: general hue of buildings luminous / orange brown light

Cite this object as

Drawing, City of London, United Kingdom, Part Two, June 1869; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.5 × 17.1 cm (4 15/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1515

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