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Drawing, Al-Khazneh, Petra

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February–March 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan paperboard. 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 × 50.8 cm (12 15/16 × 20 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457c

Cite this object as

Drawing, Al-Khazneh, Petra; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 32.8 × 50.8 cm (12 15/16 × 20 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-485-a

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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