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Drawing, Coast of Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 21, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on 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

26 × 37.6 cm (10 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in brown oil paint, lower right: July 21st /59

Cite this object as

Drawing, Coast of Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 26 × 37.6 cm (10 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-647

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