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Drawing, Mount Cayambe, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 29, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream 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

Sheet: 12.4 x 20 cm (4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Bottom left: "Gugambu near Quito / Aug 29-53 / Cayambe" Verso: (not in C's hand) "Temple de Guajonlo/ Honorde oto Larrea" (?); and in C's hand: "From his hacienda/ Sep 1 - / 53"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mount Cayambe, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on cream wove paper; Sheet: 12.4 x 20 cm (4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-772-a

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