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Drawing, Llamas near Chimborazo, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

26.6 × 25 cm (10 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Sep. /53 / Near Chimborazo

Cite this object as

Drawing, Llamas near Chimborazo, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green paper; 26.6 × 25 cm (10 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-386

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