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Drawing, Distant View of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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

8.6 × 12.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: 4 / 3 / purplish / rich orange red edge; in graphite, center left: greyer rosy; in graphite, center: 2 / Dark / grey - warmer; in graphite, center right: smokey green; in graphite, lower right: 2 - rosy glow / 3 - more smoky yet rosy / 4 delicate grey blue still roseate; in graphite, verso center: gold glow / delicious / frosted silvery grey

Cite this object as

Drawing, Distant View of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Italy; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 12.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-153

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