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Drawing, Mossy Rock

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1845 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil 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

25 × 32.6 cm (9 13/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in black oil paint, lower right: Aug 1845

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mossy Rock; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil on cardboard; 25 × 32.6 cm (9 13/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-328-a

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