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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Bull

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

25.6 × 38.6 cm (10 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, middle left, L.457c. Stamp in black ink, verso: middle left, L. 457c.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: upper right margin, September 1844

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bull; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white paper; 25.6 × 38.6 cm (10 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1263-a

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