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Drawing, Barn and Haystack with Sycamore Trees

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 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

25.8 × 38.7 cm (10 3/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower left: L.457c.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: upper left, Sep 1844; upper right, Sep 1844; lower center, Sep 1844; lower center, sycamore; lower right, sycamore; verso center, Sep 1844 / M.H.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Barn and Haystack with Sycamore Trees; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white paper; 25.8 × 38.7 cm (10 3/16 × 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1401

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