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Drawing, Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light gray 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

21.5 × 27.4 cm (8 7/16 × 10 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: 2 - Grass 3 shelving / earth bank sandy color broken / and interspersed with tufts of foliage / 4 - Mountain / 5 - Distant trees / 5 2 2 4 / 3 2 3 / 3; in graphite, lower left: 2 / Bank of earth with margin of grass / 2 Mountains cloud capped

Cite this object as

Drawing, Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on light gray paper; 21.5 × 27.4 cm (8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-104

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