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Drawing, Three Cows on a Road in the Woods

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1845 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream-colored 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

Sheet: 8.4 x 15.5 cm (3 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite ? on verso with the caption: Alligator

Cite this object as

Drawing, Three Cows on a Road in the Woods; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on cream-colored paper; Sheet: 8.4 x 15.5 cm (3 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-21

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