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Drawing, Botanical Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray laid 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
21.5 × 28.1 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: Beautiful soft masses of / lightish yellow green foliage / of a velvety appear- / ance - Appears at / times like a tree at others / like a vine clustering among / the darker masses of a tree. / Bamboos; in graphite, upper right: Small / tree with fern / shaped leaves, fresh / growth at the top / yellow green - Under / darker and bluish / Very delicate; in graphite, center right: Stem of bam- / boo - joints white / stem green, brown / whitish &c.; in graphite, lower left: 2 / 2 - Branch or leaf of / a rich orange and brown / color. This effect is common / Palm
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on gray laid paper; 21.5 × 28.1 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-403
