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Drawing, Cathedral at Popayan, Columbia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 5, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

Sheet: 12.4 x 19.9 cm (4 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in ink at lower left: Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Hewitt

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at lower right: Cathedral at / Popayan / July [stuck out]/ Aug 5. /53

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cathedral at Popayan, Columbia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on white paper; Sheet: 12.4 x 19.9 cm (4 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-93

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