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Drawing, Figure and Camel Sketches from Gaza, Palestine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 4 and 5, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

8.6 × 17.3 cm (3 3/8 × 6 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower left: L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: Ploughing / with Camels / Plough; center left: Gaza; lower left: red W; lower right: black/ blue / red / Mar 4th; verso upper right: Tree in sand drift; verso center: Should be on a line / Askelon / sand; verso lower right: Mar 5th

Cite this object as

Drawing, Figure and Camel Sketches from Gaza, Palestine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 17.3 cm (3 3/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-950

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