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Drawing, Base of Abel's Mountain, Syria
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 4, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid 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
43.8 × 28.8 cm (17 1/4 × 11 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: sil g / sil / grey / grey / silvery / grey / sil / grey / * rich golden coppery reflection / * * * ; in graphite, center: grey / mixed / green & grey / green / silv [?] / grey / grey & red earth / rich / grey; in graphite, center right: rich / green / grey / & / black / & / green / orange / grey green / rich / green & / red earth / green / orange / holes / black lichens / grey / orange / green; in graphite, lower center: Debris / Pebbles / [arrow pointing up] E / Time late afternoon; in graphite, lower right: Pudding Stone / grey - grey moss black moss / & lichens / fracture orange brown / base of Abels Mountain / May 4th 68
Cite this object as
Drawing, Base of Abel's Mountain, Syria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; 43.8 × 28.8 cm (17 1/4 × 11 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-597
