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Drawing, Brimstone Head, Fogo Island, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June–July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on paperboard. 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 × 29.7 cm (4 5/16 × 11 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso center: Brimstone Head - Fogo - Newfoundland

Cite this object as

Drawing, Brimstone Head, Fogo Island, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 11 × 29.7 cm (4 5/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-288-a

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