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Drawing, Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated possibly September 1860 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil 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

25.1 × 32 cm (9 7/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil on paperboard; 25.1 × 32 cm (9 7/8 × 12 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1370

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