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Drawing, Sincholagua, Morning, from the Panecillo in Quito, Ecuador, June 24, 1857

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 24, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on tan 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

17.6 × 25.5 cm (6 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower right: L.457c; in brown ink, verso center: L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: Snow peak to the extreme north from Quito / morning; upper right: no 1 / morning; lower center: Sinchulagua; lower left: 4th [3d, struck out] peak of perpetual snow counting from the north / morning

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sincholagua, Morning, from the Panecillo in Quito, Ecuador, June 24, 1857; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on tan wove paper; 17.6 × 25.5 cm (6 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-218

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