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Drawing, Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River

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 and white gouache on light brown 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

12.3 × 22.8 cm (4 13/16 in. × 9 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c; in back ink, verso center, L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on light brown wove paper; 12.3 × 22.8 cm (4 13/16 in. × 9 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-143-b

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