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Drawing, Battle Harbour Hill overlooking Lewis Bay, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 7, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on light brown 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

15.5 × 20.9 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d Watermark, upper right: ONAY

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: 2 / Battle Harbor hill overlooking / Lewis Bay - Labrador / July 7th /59; in graphite, lower right: 2 - Elevated pond of fresh water - reflects / the sky like gold - Bay bluish grey with / mountains deep but delicate blue

Cite this object as

Drawing, Battle Harbour Hill overlooking Lewis Bay, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); graphite on light brown wove paper; 15.5 × 20.9 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-322

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