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Drawing, Cross in the Plaza de Guaranda, Ecuador, June 1857

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

10.9 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Cross ornamented with / Arabesque figures and spots / of gilt, cherubs in color.; in graphite, lower left: Plaza de Guaranda

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cross in the Plaza de Guaranda, Ecuador, June 1857; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 10.9 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-706-a

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