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Drawing, Cayambé, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 24, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan 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
17.6 × 25.9 cm (6 15/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso center, L.457e
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: no 2 / morning; in graphite, center right: Cayambe from Hill of the / Templo de Sol / June 24th, 57; in graphite, lower right: The Horizon to the East was a line of / snow, principally, lying on the summits / of the lesser mountains and Paramos; in graphite, lower left: The glazed tile domes of the / Churches glitter as if wet. Shadow / being very dark (green); in graphite, center left: 3 / Guapulo / 3 - Valle de Chillo beautiful bluish haze
Cite this object as
Drawing, Cayambé, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on tan paper; 17.6 × 25.9 cm (6 15/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-738
