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Drawing, Study of C. Waterman as a Child and a Village Vignette

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August, September, and October 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

No stamp

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: upper left, Aug 1844 / C. Waterman; upper right, Aug 1844; center right, Sep 1844; verso lower center, Oct 1844

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of C. Waterman as a Child and a Village Vignette; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white paper; Sheet: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1395

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