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Drawing, Two Standing Oxen Yoked Together, Series of Oxen Heads and Hind-parts, and the Branches of an Oak Tree.

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

25.7 × 38.8 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

No stamp.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: upper right, September 1844; center right, oak.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Two Standing Oxen Yoked Together, Series of Oxen Heads and Hind-parts, and the Branches of an Oak Tree.; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 25.7 × 38.8 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1397

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