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Drawing, Monte Rosa above the Anzasca Valley, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 10-12, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-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

11.9 × 21 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Monte Rosa; in graphite, lower left: Brown / rock / green; in graphite, verso upper left: snow; in graphite, verso upper center: blue; in graphite, verso upper right: brilliant / sun / blue grey / snow; in graphite, verso center left: brown / snow; in graphite, verso center: brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Monte Rosa above the Anzasca Valley, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.9 × 21 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-926

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