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Drawing, Statue Rock, Grand Manan Island, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was made by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1851 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown wove paper. 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

32.8 × 45.3 cm (12 15/16 × 17 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, verso lower right: L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Statue Rock / North West Head of / Grand Manan Island / A different view - makes what is called the "Old Maid"; upper right: 2 - bushes / 3 - Broken in irregular furrows broken / rocks & stones & weeds grass &c; center: 2; center right: 3 / green

Cite this object as

Drawing, Statue Rock, Grand Manan Island, Canada; Made by Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown wove paper; 32.8 × 45.3 cm (12 15/16 × 17 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-398-c

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