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Drawing, A Donkey, Baranquilla, Columbia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 6, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and oil paint on brown 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

Sheet: 31.7 x 44.6 cm (12 1/2 x 17 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Caption, written with brush: "Barranquilla / Burro May 1853"

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Donkey, Baranquilla, Columbia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and oil paint on brown paperboard; Sheet: 31.7 x 44.6 cm (12 1/2 x 17 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-750-a

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