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Drawing, El Khasneh from the Sik, Petra

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated late February 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on brown wove 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

38.1 × 27.3 cm (15 in. × 10 3/4 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Stamps

It is inscribed

Inscribed: "gold & red"; "Dark red"; "Black"; "bushes"; "greyer"; "2", which is explained top left: "2 Beautiful / grey reflections". At right: two details and horizontally, "Kasne".

Cite this object as

Drawing, El Khasneh from the Sik, Petra; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on brown wove paper; 38.1 × 27.3 cm (15 in. × 10 3/4 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-588

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