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Drawing, Sketch of a Boat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1860–70 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on brown-grey 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

6.3 × 12.2 cm (2 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center, above awning: red Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: grey [vertically]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch of a Boat; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on brown-grey paper; 6.3 × 12.2 cm (2 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1284

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