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Drawing, Hills and Plains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 29 and May 2, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid 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 × 21.3 cm (4 13/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: warm / olive green / & yellow very light especially near trees; in graphite, center left: Bt. sienna / Streaks / rich green / olive - brown / green; in graphite, center right: green / stony / warm grey / stony; in graphite, lower center: road whitish cobble stones; in graphite, lower right: (on next leaf) / Damascus / Apl. 29th /68; in graphite, verso center: white / Brown; in graphite, verso lower right: House on Canal Bank Damascus / May 2d /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hills and Plains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 21.3 cm (4 13/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-502

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