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Drawing, Portrait of an Elderly Woman

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 1845 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on 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

18.3 × 11.9 cm (7 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower center (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: April 1845 H

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of an Elderly Woman; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on paper; 18.3 × 11.9 cm (7 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1288

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