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Drawing, Hilltop and Cloudy Sky

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1865–1880 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on paperboard. 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

11.1 × 32.7 cm (4 3/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso lower margin: Presented 1917 / by Mr. LP Church 406

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hilltop and Cloudy Sky; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 11.1 × 32.7 cm (4 3/8 × 12 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-406

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