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Drawing, Winding River in the Woods of Vermont

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated October 6, 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray-green 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

11.5 × 19.3 cm (4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: red red red; center right: see preceding / page same / tree; lower right: granit[e]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Winding River in the Woods of Vermont; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray-green wove paper; 11.5 × 19.3 cm (4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-186

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