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Drawing, Tower at Lydda, and Ramleh seen from Ramleh Tower, Palestine [Ramleh, Israel], February 7 and 10, 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 7 and 10, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is recto: graphite on gray paper verso: graphite, brush and white gouache on 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

17.6 × 24.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, at left beneath tower: tower at lydd; again beside: this tower does not belong to the landscape; again at top left: Lydda; again [?] beside distant town: tombs; and again at bottom right: Ramleh / Feb. 7th / 68 / from Ramleh tower. Verso: Inscribed in graphite, at various locations: should be higher / grey brown rubbish / stones / occasional green streaks; and at bottom the date followed by: 2 Absaloms Tomb / 3 Jews graves / Loose stones / brosy (?) / where nestles / Walls brownish gold color [?]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Tower at Lydda, and Ramleh seen from Ramleh Tower, Palestine [Ramleh, Israel], February 7 and 10, 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Israel; recto: graphite on gray paper verso: graphite, brush and white gouache on gray paper; 17.6 × 24.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-184

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