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Drawing, Maine Lake, Sunset

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850–1856 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on canvas. 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

15.3 × 25.6 cm (6 × 10 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso lower left [not in Church's hand]: New England

Cite this object as

Drawing, Maine Lake, Sunset; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on canvas; 15.3 × 25.6 cm (6 × 10 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-389

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