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Drawing, Sketches of Camels and Riders, Palestine (Israel)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February–March 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

16.8 × 8.6 cm (6 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower center: L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center right: red / green; lower left: red; verso upper center: B / B; verso center: Beautiful effect like / changeable silk - soft / browns & yel browns with / golden tinges; verso lower center: next page

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Camels and Riders, Palestine (Israel); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite; 16.8 × 8.6 cm (6 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-524

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