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Drawing, Sunset at Sea, Ecuador, Part Five

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 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 × 18.4 cm (4 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 9; in graphite, upper right: 5; in graphite, center: 4 /3 / 2 / 8 8 Silvery reflections; in graphite, lower left: 6 / [cutoff: pur]ple with coppery reflective; in graphite, lower center: 5; in graphite, verso lower left: Color of cocos inclining to very yellow green / yellow brown &c.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset at Sea, Ecuador, Part Five; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.8 × 18.4 cm (4 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-840-b

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