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Drawing, Portrait of a Boy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1870–75 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint on canvas. 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

26.3 × 21.2 cm (10 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of a Boy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on canvas; 26.3 × 21.2 cm (10 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-344

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