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Drawing, Coastline and Ships, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850–51 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite. 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
27.3 × 25.8 cm (10 3/4 × 10 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457c
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: over; in graphite, verso upper right: Just after Sunset / 4 and 9 same cloud / 2 - Gostly cool cloud light / 3 - warm shadow - indistinct / 4 - Similar to 2 - only darker / 5 - lights rich orange / 6 - Cloud [struckout: mixed] blended / into 7 - green open sky / 8 - open sky / 9 - warmest lights & shadows / 10 - Dark shadow; in graphite, verso center: 8 / 3 2 3 3 / 6 / 7 5 5 / 9 9; in graphite, verso center right: over
Cite this object as
Drawing, Coastline and Ships, Mt. Desert Island, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 27.3 × 25.8 cm (10 3/4 × 10 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-30
