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Drawing, Seascape, Newfoundland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 6, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown 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

11.4 x 20.6 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. )

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, upper left: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: 2 very deep clear blue / July 6th

Cite this object as

Drawing, Seascape, Newfoundland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Canada; graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown paper; 11.4 x 20.6 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. ); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-274-b

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