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Drawing, Sunrise over the Bernese Alps, 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

29.7 × 46.7 cm (11 11/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso center, L.457e

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunrise over the Bernese Alps, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 29.7 × 46.7 cm (11 11/16 × 18 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-361-b

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