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Drawing, Buildings on a Hilltop, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 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 × 12.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso upper center: sky - sof blue; in graphite, verso center left: splendid yel / reflection; in graphite, verso center right: reflected yel / 2 / 2 / 3; in graphite, verso lower center: blue / red; in graphite, verso lower right: 2 red 3 white

Cite this object as

Drawing, Buildings on a Hilltop, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 12.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1502

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