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Drawing, Boulders in El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 20, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.2 × 20.6 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper margin: gold; in graphite, lower left: El Yemen; in graphite, verso upper right: El Yemen; in graphite, verso center right: W; in graphite, verso lower center: sandy color

Cite this object as

Drawing, Boulders in El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.2 × 20.6 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-456

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