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Drawing, Mountains in Mexico
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1884–1885 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white wove 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
10.1 × 17.5 cm (4 × 6 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso upper right, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: reddish purp; in graphite, upper center: reddish; in graphite, upper right: red purp; in graphite, center: rich smoky / orange / Dark blue (by contrast) / yel / Darker / Dark brown; in graphite, verso top to bottom: F Charausonnet / "La Universal" / Restaurant Morelia / [dividing line] / Zenzontle - (Cien linguas) / Mocking bird / [dividing line] / Leave Cuautla / at 7.35 A.M. / Ozumba at 1 PM / Mexico 4.45 / Cuidado / Con la / Dinamita / que contiene / Este Poste / [dividing line] / A Cuincho - Baths (2 leagues / Santiago - 1/2 league / [dividing line] / Gutierrez Maupan [?] / none [?] / Geo Y Harriman / 3 Calle de almo / Manapeato Hotel Urupan [?] food
Cite this object as
Drawing, Mountains in Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; 10.1 × 17.5 cm (4 × 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1294