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Drawing, Alpine Architecture Sketches

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan laid paper; verso: graphite. 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 × 12.1 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: white / grey; in graphite, lower center: roof nearly round / plaster

Cite this object as

Drawing, Alpine Architecture Sketches; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan laid paper; verso: graphite; 21 × 12.1 cm (8 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1464

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