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Drawing, Lower Falls, Genesee River, Rochester, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1848 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on dark grey-green 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

30.9 × 46 cm (12 3/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: Lower Falls Genesee River / Rochester / N.Y. / - 1848 -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Lower Falls, Genesee River, Rochester, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on dark grey-green paper; 30.9 × 46 cm (12 3/16 × 18 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-700

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