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Drawing, Hudson Valley, New York with Sun Setting Behind the Catskill Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1855–65 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint on cardboard. 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

22.7 x 36.4 cm (8 15/16 x 14 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hudson Valley, New York with Sun Setting Behind the Catskill Mountains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on cardboard; 22.7 x 36.4 cm (8 15/16 x 14 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-323-b

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