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Drawing, Purese Volcano seen from Popayan, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 9, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

12.4 x 19.7 cm (4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Purese Volcano; in graphite, center right: smoke; in graphite, lower right: Aug 9th. /53 / Popoyan

Cite this object as

Drawing, Purese Volcano seen from Popayan, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on white paper; 12.4 x 19.7 cm (4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-774-a

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