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1917

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2025

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Drawing, Houses, Jamaica, May–August 1865

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–August 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on olive colored paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 27.5 x 38.1 cm (10 13/16 x 15 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Stamped in ink, at center: Lugt 457e, and 457d.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at lower right: Jamaica

Cite this object as

Drawing, Houses, Jamaica, May–August 1865; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Jamaica; graphite on olive colored paper; Sheet: 27.5 x 38.1 cm (10 13/16 x 15 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-607-a

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