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Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson Valley, Part One

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 1875 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light brown laid 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 × 21.9 cm (4 11/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: orange red / green gold / laky smoky; in graphite, verso lower center: Jan 1875

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset over the Hudson Valley, Part One; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on light brown laid paper; verso: graphite; 11.9 × 21.9 cm (4 11/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1110-a

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