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Drawing, Moonrise over the Alps, Bavaria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on paperboard. 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

30.2 × 23.6 cm (11 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in brown ink, verso center, L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in black and red oil, lower left: July /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Moonrise over the Alps, Bavaria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 30.2 × 23.6 cm (11 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1365

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