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Drawing, Priest's Son, Syria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.4 × 7.3 cm (4 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in brown ink, center, L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: 2 / 3; in graphite, upper right: Top / Ivory turb / 2 black; in graphite, center left: Choc; in graphite, center: Black; in graphite, lower center: Priests son / Hurling Dervishes

Cite this object as

Drawing, Priest's Son, Syria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.4 × 7.3 cm (4 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-970-c

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