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Drawing, Cloud Study

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1868–69 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint on composition board. 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

16.7 x 40.7 cm (6 9/16 x 16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloud Study; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on composition board; 16.7 x 40.7 cm (6 9/16 x 16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-557-a

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