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Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson Valley

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1861 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil on canvas-backed 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

19.2 × 30.3 cm (irreg) (7 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black oil: lower right, July 1861

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson Valley; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil on canvas-backed paper; 19.2 × 30.3 cm (irreg) (7 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-791

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