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Drawing, New House in Beirut, Lebanon

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 27-31, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray-green 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

12.4 × 21.1 cm (4 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: New House in Beyrout / May /68; verso upper right: Larnaca / Cyprus / May /68; verso center left: Larnaca Cyprus / greyish brown / white-; verso lower right: Old House at Beirut / May 31st /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, New House in Beirut, Lebanon; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Lebanon; graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.4 × 21.1 cm (4 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-918

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