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Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson River Valley, Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1867 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

11.9 × 19.5 cm (4 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: red orange glow / blue shadow; in graphite, upper right: 2 Dazzling / 3 - greenish neut; in graphite, center: 3 / 2 / rich laky glow; in graphite, lower left: July 67

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson River Valley, Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green paper; 11.9 × 19.5 cm (4 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1012-b

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