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Drawing, Overlooking El Arabah, Part Two

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 20, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.3 × 20.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Dark blue; in graphite, upper center: snow; in graphite, upper right: snow / 2; in graphite, center: brown; in graphite, center right: Black / hue; in graphite, lower left: brown / yellow; in graphite, lower right: Overlooking / El Arabah / 2 - Mt. Hor; in graphite, verso lower right: El Yemen

Cite this object as

Drawing, Overlooking El Arabah, Part Two; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 20.7 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-468

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