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Drawing, Butterfly over Water

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint on paperboard. 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

14.7 × 29.5 cm (5 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Butterfly over Water; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on paperboard; 14.7 × 29.5 cm (5 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-152

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