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Drawing, Sketches of Clouds and Rain, Catskill, New York, August and October 1844

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

25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, verso lower left: L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Aug. 1844 / 2 dazzling white; upper right: Broken clouds / Thin edges (ragged) / light; verso center: Oct 1844 / grey [?]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Clouds and Rain, Catskill, New York, August and October 1844; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1292

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