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Drawing, Approaching Tequendama Falls, 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 and 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

45.8 × 31.5 cm (18 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: rock / 3 / 3 / 2; in graphite, lower center: 4 / 4; in graphite, lower right: 2 – Beautiful effect of spray from / Tequendama Falls over the rock with is sloped / with tender green / 3 – yellow light – the remainder of the / rock in the chasm is dark brown, to the right / rich with ochrous colors / 4 – water – rapid / 5 Macaw on rock at the right / Beautiful effect.; in graphite, verso upper right: rock / rock / rock

Cite this object as

Drawing, Approaching Tequendama Falls, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper; 45.8 × 31.5 cm (18 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-265

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