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Drawing, Botanical studies from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia

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 gray-green 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 × 28.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d Watermark: lower right, caduceus flanked by E and B in a shield.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: white bird; in graphite, center: vines vine stems everywhere; in graphite, lower center: water plant

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical studies from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on gray-green laid paper; 21.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-848-a

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