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Drawing, Alps over Abtenau, Austria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 5, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on light blue wove paper: verso: graphite, brush and white gouache. 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

30 × 44.6 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in brown ink, lower center: L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: over; verso lower right: Near Abtenau / Aug 5th 68 / over

Cite this object as

Drawing, Alps over Abtenau, Austria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on light blue wove paper: verso: graphite, brush and white gouache; 30 × 44.6 cm (11 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-309-b

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