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Drawing, Overlooking El Arabah

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 21, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil paint and graphite on paperboard. 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

25.3 × 32.8 cm (9 15/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in brown oil, lower center: FEB /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Overlooking El Arabah; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil paint and graphite on paperboard; 25.3 × 32.8 cm (9 15/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-683-a

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