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Drawing, Rugged Mountain Range, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

10.8 × 18.5 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 4 - silver reflection / 3 - warm [do]; in graphite, upper right: blue dazzling / 2 brilliant; in graphite, center: gold / open / 4 / 3; in graphite, center left: 3; in graphite, center right: gold blue / 4 4 Smoke; in graphite, lower center: 2 grey 2 / Darker / green; in graphite, lower right: smoke; in graphite, verso upper left: 3.50 / 1.00 / .62 / 5.12; in graphite, verso upper margin: Boat I beleive made / of bamboos; in graphite, verso upper right: vine; in graphite, verso center: 2 - large leafed plant / with rich orange flowers; in graphite, verso lower left: 2 / Floating House

Cite this object as

Drawing, Rugged Mountain Range, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.8 × 18.5 cm (4 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-811

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