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Drawing, Figure and Architectural Sketches with a Boat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

12.3 × 20.8 cm (4 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 2 red / 3 white; in graphite, lower left: red & blue Fezs; in graphite, verso upper left: An Arab Woman

Cite this object as

Drawing, Figure and Architectural Sketches with a Boat; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 20.8 cm (4 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1271

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