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Drawing, Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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

23.5 × 29.4 cm (9 1/4 × 11 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Dark green / polished leaf / very large; in graphite, center left: very large leaved / plant light yellowish green / 2- Dark reddish green ribs / against the light; in graphite, center: Pandi / July -53-; in graphite, verso upper right: Form of Coleus

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on tan wove paper; 23.5 × 29.4 cm (9 1/4 × 11 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-87

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