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Drawing, Aletsch Glacier by Moonlight, Bernese Alps, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 28, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown paper. 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

21.9 × 30.2 cm (8 5/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left center (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower center: Alestch glacier by moonlight / Aug 28 / 68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Aletsch Glacier by Moonlight, Bernese Alps, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown paper; 21.9 × 30.2 cm (8 5/8 × 11 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-499-b

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