Drawing, Tequendama Falls near Bogotá, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 20-30, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, white gouache, and oxidizing white gouache 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

44.5 × 30.3 cm (17 1/2 × 11 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso center, L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: a – Beautiful clear green / b – duller green / c – fine russet reddish / & orange / in graphite, upper center: All the rock to the right is beautifully / broken with vines, moss, weeds, large leaved plants, &c.; in graphite, upper right: 2 – yellowish soil or rock / 3 – In sunlight, the rest / of the hill in shadow / 4 – ochrous yellow, bright / 5 – Trees / 6 – Light grey / 7 – reddish orange / 8 – purplish grew with / masses & streaks of -7-; in graphite, center: 3 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 / 8 8 8 / 6 / 7 / [leaves?] / a a / b b / 5 4 / 4 weeds / bushes / trees trees / c c c / very rich / green / rich with weeds / red; in graphite, lower right: There was a splendid effect of the / whole picture in shadow with the exception of the / left as far as 4, 5 &c.

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