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Drawing, City Buildings, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1868 - April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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

8.6 × 12.2 cm (3 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: These windows / reflect bright sky; in graphite, center: 2; in graphite, verso center: Chalet Chollit / La Tour; in graphite, verso left margin: Friente / Rissewasse Station; in graphite, verso lower center: toys / [struckout: money] / [struckout: bread] / [struckout: U. Sts.] / [struckout: books] / N. Italy / W. Paper; in graphite, verso lower right: Venetz / of glaciers

Cite this object as

Drawing, City Buildings, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 12.2 cm (3 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1499

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