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Drawing, Botanical Sketches from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and oxidized white gouache on blue-grey laid 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

Sheet: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower center, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Foliage resembles at / a distance the Spruce form / Italian pine - very rich green; in graphite, center: 10 - ft; in graphite, lower left: Dead leaves / white / silvery & brownish; in graphite, lower right: Trees

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Sketches from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite and oxidized white gouache on blue-grey laid paper; Sheet: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-129

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