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Drawing, Chimborazo and Carihuairazo from Riobamba, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–August 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan 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

29.1 × 44.3 cm (11 7/16 × 17 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Chimborazo and Carihuairazo from Riobamba, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 29.1 × 44.3 cm (11 7/16 × 17 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-704

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition MMA American Wing Frederic Church Oil Sketches.

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