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Drawing, Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 16, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on light brown 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 × 20.4 cm (4 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, center: L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: July 16th. /59

Cite this object as

Drawing, Two Floating Icebergs, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on light brown wove paper; 11.5 × 20.4 cm (4 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-365-a

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition After Icebergs.

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