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Drawing, Sketches from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia, May 1853

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-blue laid 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

21.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Guacamaya / feathery; in graphite, upper center: vine stems; in graphite, center right: Whtie birds on / the Magdalena

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia, May 1853; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on grey-blue laid paper; 21.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-846-b

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