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Drawing, Crouching Dromedary

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 brush and oil, 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

30 × 47 cm (11 13/16 × 18 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left [not in artist's hand]: Presented 1917 by Mr. L.P. Church 492

Cite this object as

Drawing, Crouching Dromedary; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on tan paperboard; 30 × 47 cm (11 13/16 × 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-492

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