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Drawing, Cloud and Boat Sketches, Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 30, 1866 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite. 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, verso lower center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: white steam; in graphite, center: 4 / 3 3 / 2 2; in graphite, lower left: 2 - rich purple cloud with subdued purplish / and orange lights / 3 - [And?] clouds above rich laky and vermillion lights / 4 - green sky - clear and distant; in graphite, lower right: June 30 / 1866 / This upper part of next Page / general hue rich and laky; in graphite, verso upper center: 16 / 50 / [line] / 800 / c

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloud and Boat Sketches, Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.9 × 21.8 cm (4 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1091

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