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Drawing, Mountainous Landscape, Mexico

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 13, 1892 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on beige wove 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

10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 2 - streak brilliant gold / 4 - luminous yel brown - sun lit / 5 - red tiles / 6 - white Hacienda in shadow / 7 strong yellowish; in graphite, center left: 4 / 2; in graphite, center: 7 7 / 5 4 / 9; in graphite, center right: 6; in graphite, lower center: Soft yel brown; in graphite, lower right: Mar 13 - 92; in graphite, lower margin: 9 - luminous yel brown streak black cattle

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountainous Landscape, Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on beige wove paper; 10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1044-b

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