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Drawing, Botanical and Landscape Studies along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and oxidized white gouache on grey-green laid 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
21.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: Small Tree / Candelabra tree / sloth feeds on it. / Light / green; in graphite, center left: All vines / vines; in graphite, center: These trees often / cover an Island and / the light foliage of which / presents a charming con- / trast to the darker foliage; in graphite, center right: May / Many trees appear / to be just budding and / are of a brownish color (stems / also) These contrast finely / with the heavier foliage; in graphite, lower left: Bank sandy / festoons of pinkish / flowers; in graphite, lower right: little Isle bushes, wild plantain, grass
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical and Landscape Studies along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite and oxidized white gouache on grey-green laid paper; 21.5 × 28.3 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-140
