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Drawing, Winding River in a Wooded Valley, Vermont

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated October 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray 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

Sheet: 11.5 x 19.3 cm (4 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, by the artist at various locations: red / see preceeding page / same tree / granit; and by E. Clark, at lower left: (Vermont 1865)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Winding River in a Wooded Valley, Vermont; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray paper; Sheet: 11.5 x 19.3 cm (4 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-186

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