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Drawing, Sketches of the Interior and Exterior of a Church, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated October 1868 - April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is pen and ink on gridded laid 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

18.6 × 12.2 cm (7 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lower left: L-JDL & Co.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in ink, upper right: in sacristy in / Church at Rome; in ink, center: 2 / 2; in ink, center right: 2 - Gold / Frescoed Wall

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of the Interior and Exterior of a Church, Rome, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; pen and ink on gridded laid white paper; 18.6 × 12.2 cm (7 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1491

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