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Drawing, Paddle steamer at dusk

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil on cardboard with dark brown back.. 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

18.2 x 27.2 cm (7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Paddle steamer at dusk; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil on cardboard with dark brown back.; 18.2 x 27.2 cm (7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-716

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