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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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2025

Drawing, A Thatch Roof and a Tiled Roof with Tree Tops in a Mountainous Landscape near Chimborazo, Ambato, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 17, 1857 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: 26.2 x 29.8 cm (10 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Recto: Stamped in ink, at lower left: Lugt 457c Verso: Stamped in ink, at center right: Lugt 457 e; and at center left: Lugt 457 d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at lower right: Sanci Trees / C H Ambato / June 17th / 57; and again at bottom right: South America

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Thatch Roof and a Tiled Roof with Tree Tops in a Mountainous Landscape near Chimborazo, Ambato, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on cream-colored paper; Sheet: 26.2 x 29.8 cm (10 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-237

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