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Drawing, Shrine in the Woods near Ceppo Morelli, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 11, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite with white and peach gouache on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite and white gouache. 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 × 20.7 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: 2 yellow / 3 redder; in graphite, center: 1692 / 2 / 3; in graphite, lower center: Near Ceppo / Morelli / Sep 11 /68; in graphite, lower right: Dead Chestnut leaves / lying on Rock roof tile; in graphite, verso center right: grey / without / mortar; in graphite, verso lower left: Birch / Sep 11 near Ceppo Morelli; in graphite, verso lower center: water

Cite this object as

Drawing, Shrine in the Woods near Ceppo Morelli, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite with white and peach gouache on grey-green wove paper; verso: graphite and white gouache; 11.9 × 20.7 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1304

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