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Drawing, Goat Island and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1856 or 1858 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

12.1 × 19.3 cm (4 3/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso upper right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 5 - Open sky; in graphite, upper right: 2 - luminous but / subdued contrpared [combined "contrasted" and "compared"] / with the brilliancy / of the foam / 3 - warmer - less luminous / 4 - neutral cooler and / darker than shadows / of 2; in graphite, center: 5 / 2 2 / 3 3 / 4 4; in graphite, lower right: Niagara

Cite this object as

Drawing, Goat Island and Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 12.1 × 19.3 cm (4 3/4 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1183

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