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Drawing, Sunset in the Hudson River Valley

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 9, 1866 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

11.9 × 21.8 cm (4 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: 4 / 3; in graphite, center: 3 3 / 2 2 2 / 6 / 5 5 5 / 7; in graphite, lower left: July 9th /66; in graphite, lower center: 5 - later more brilliant than / - 2 - / 6 - purplish mint very warm / 7 - purple clouds - dark with / laky lights; in graphite, lower right: 2 - Dazzling gold melting into 3 / 3 - upper parts beautiful broken into / clumps contracting with 4 exquisite / blue sky; in graphite, verso lower right: Darker 3

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset in the Hudson River Valley; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 11.9 × 21.8 cm (4 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1089-a

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