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Drawing, Interior Courtyard, 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 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

11.8 × 8.6 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: sky; in graphite, center: yel / glow; in graphite, verso upper center: mixed; in graphite, center: verso orange; in graphite, verso lower center: blue

Cite this object as

Drawing, Interior Courtyard, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.8 × 8.6 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1503

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