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Drawing, Siloam and the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 7 and 10, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper; verso: graphite 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

17.6 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: ledges; in graphite, center left: 2 / road / green / road; in graphite, center: green green; in graphite, lower left: road / [arrow pointing right] E / Jerusalem - Mt. of Olives; in graphite, lower right: rock / terrace / Siloam / Bethany; in graphite, verso center left: Rubble; in graphite, verso center: green; in graphite, verso lower center: stone white; in graphite, verso lower right: Tower at Ramleh / Color of stone gold Brown / greyed and olived by time / Feb 7 /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Siloam and the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Israel; graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache ; 17.6 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-454

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