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Drawing, Valley Near Guaranda, Ecuador, June 3, 1857

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 3, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan 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

30.8 × 40.1 cm (12 1/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: Emerald; in graphite, lower center: rich green; in graphite, lower right: Guaranda June 3d 57

Cite this object as

Drawing, Valley Near Guaranda, Ecuador, June 3, 1857; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite and white gouache on tan paper; 30.8 × 40.1 cm (12 1/8 × 15 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-197

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