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Drawing, Ruins near the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on beige wove paper. 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

43.9 × 30 cm (17 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower center: Ivy abundant / weeds / Near Baths Caracalla / Feb- /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ruins near the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on beige wove paper; 43.9 × 30 cm (17 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-590

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