There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1917

  • We acquired this object.

2007

2015

2024

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Studies of Birds and Trees seen 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 on gray 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

Sheet: 21.5 x 27.9 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, at upper margin: In this flock were / two a little smaller and / of rose color -- young birds; again, at center: Memorandum - / the variety of tints / and shades of green / are remarkable.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Studies of Birds and Trees seen from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on gray wove paper; Sheet: 21.5 x 27.9 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-134

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18193839/ |title=Drawing, Studies of Birds and Trees seen from the Rio Magdalena, Colombia |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=21 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>