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Drawing, Petra, Jordan from the West, showing the Palace and the Corinthian Tombs

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 26, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. 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

Mat: 27.3 × 43.5 cm (10 3/4 × 17 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Petra, Jordan from the West, showing the Palace and the Corinthian Tombs; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; Mat: 27.3 × 43.5 cm (10 3/4 × 17 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-478

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