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Drawing, Ten Studies of Tombs and a View of Rocks, Petra, Jordan

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 26, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream-colored 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

Sheet: 17.7 x 24.9 cm (6 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, at lower center: Petra; and at right: other side of back/ leaf Verso: Inscribed in graphite, at top: copied/From E. [ast] India/photographs

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ten Studies of Tombs and a View of Rocks, Petra, Jordan; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); graphite on cream-colored paper; Sheet: 17.7 x 24.9 cm (6 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-199

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