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Drawing, Drawing. Sketches. Paestum, Southern Italy, April 1869

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on beige 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

30.1 × 54.3 cm (11 7/8 × 21 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: sea / green / brown; center left: olive / sea / green / flower; center: sea / pale green / brown / green / green; lower left: stones / green yellow / and ochrous / Old wall / rich grey / with some orange / tinted stone / water; lower right: Paestum April /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, Drawing. Sketches. Paestum, Southern Italy, April 1869; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Italy; graphite on beige wove paper; verso: graphite; 30.1 × 54.3 cm (11 7/8 × 21 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-494

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