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Drawing, Bridge over the River Combeima at Ibaque, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 16, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white and oxidized 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

23.1 × 29.7 cm (9 1/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: Bridge over the River Combeima / [struckout: ne] at Ibaque = The name given, was / the name of a celebrated Indian Chieftain / who governed part of the country and / distinguished himself by his prowess in / encounters with the Spaniards; in graphite, verso upper left: Pincheon / Lispinard 3 doors below Church / Canal to church / Brushes Badger / Theodore Kelly / 16 Arcade / Phil.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bridge over the River Combeima at Ibaque, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite and white and oxidized gouache on tan paper; 23.1 × 29.7 cm (9 1/8 × 11 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-77

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