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Drawing, Sketches of Lambs, Trees and a House with a Study of a Boulder.

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is black crayon on 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

25.8 x 38.9 cm (10 3/16 x 15 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in black crayon with the date beside boulder at bottom left. Verso: Inscribed in black crayon beside tree with the date followed by: birch

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Lambs, Trees and a House with a Study of a Boulder.; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; black crayon on paper; 25.8 x 38.9 cm (10 3/16 x 15 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-28

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