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Drawing, Crouching Dromedary

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated probably February or March 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, graphite on cream cardboard. 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

35.4 × 47 cm (13 15/16 × 18 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Crouching Dromedary; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on cream cardboard; 35.4 × 47 cm (13 15/16 × 18 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-492

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