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Drawing, Fallen Rock Caught on Debris, El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 2, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on 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

44.1 × 27.6 cm (17 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower left: L.457c; verso center: L.457d; in brown ink, verso lower center: L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: Fallen Rock caught on debris / El Yemen - Mar 2d /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fallen Rock Caught on Debris, El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on brown wove paper; 44.1 × 27.6 cm (17 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-491

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