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Drawing, Chimborazo and El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 13, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove 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
35.9 × 55 cm (14 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: Chimborazo and [erased] / Riobamba July 13th- /57 / 10 very luminous / Under this effect, Chimborazo looked lofty and grand.; in graphite, lower right: 2 - Edged with with blue light / 3 - Brilliant gold - / 4 - laky neutral darkish / Mountain (snow) darker than 4 - and of a cool white blue in shadow / spots look warm / 5 - grey blue sky warm / 6 - very luminous and edges of clouds become dazzling / 7 - Warm light / 8 - Warm laky - Brown below / 9 - Edge of this cloud luminous and warm
Cite this object as
Drawing, Chimborazo and El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on tan wove paper; 35.9 × 55 cm (14 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-258
