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Drawing, Mountains near Guanujo and Guaranda, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 10, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on tan 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

35.5 × 54.4 cm (14 × 21 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower left: Lugt 457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: 2 - Warm [?] 3 - green / 4 - Black 5 - soft brown little darker / 6 - Light brown; center left: 2 2 2 / 3 2 3 2; center: 6 5 / 3 2 2 / 3 2 3 2 3 2 / 3 2 3 2 / 2 2 2 2 2 3 / 3; center right: 4 4 / 6; lower right: water / Near Guanojo / Near Guaranda June 10th /57

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountains near Guanujo and Guaranda, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite, brush and white gouache on tan paper; 35.5 × 54.4 cm (14 × 21 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-737-b

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