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Drawing, View of Toche, 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

22.9 × 45.9 cm (9 in. × 18 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: rock / water; in graphite, center: 2; in graphite, lower right: water / Toche July -53- / 2 - Splendid dazzling purple flowers / 3 - white flowers

Cite this object as

Drawing, View of Toche, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on tan wove paper; 22.9 × 45.9 cm (9 in. × 18 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-89

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