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Drawing, Alpine View from Belalp, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on beige 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

24.4 × 44.1 cm (9 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, verso center right: L.457d; in brown ink, lower center: L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center left: brown Bushes; center: green; center right: 3 / 2; lower left: 2 Green v grey / 3 Ashy grey color of paper; lower right: green / Sep 1st /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Alpine View from Belalp, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on beige wove paper; 24.4 × 44.1 cm (9 5/8 × 17 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-936-b

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