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Drawing, Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated probably July–September 1850 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on cardboard. 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

20.1 × 30.7 cm (7 15/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in blue-grey oil paint, verso center right: AMOS

Cite this object as

Drawing, Maine Coast, Mt. Desert Island; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on cardboard; 20.1 × 30.7 cm (7 15/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-329

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