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Drawing, Niagara Moonlight

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1858 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

20 × 11.9 cm (7 7/8 × 4 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Niagara Moonlight / Sep /58

Cite this object as

Drawing, Niagara Moonlight; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 20 × 11.9 cm (7 7/8 × 4 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1062

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