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Drawing, Great Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan 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

30.1 × 42.8 cm (11 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Great Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 30.1 × 42.8 cm (11 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-361-a

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