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Drawing, Mt. Vesuvius with Smoke

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

12.2 × 18.6 cm (4 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: upper right, JDL & Co.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in ink, lower right: Vesuvius

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mt. Vesuvius with Smoke; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; pen and ink on gridded white laid paper; 12.2 × 18.6 cm (4 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1492

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