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Drawing, St. Gilgen by the Wolfgangsee, Austria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 8, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

19.5 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: rock; in graphite, lower left: lake delicious blue / [arrow pointing up] west / Aug 8th /68 St. Gilgen

Cite this object as

Drawing, St. Gilgen by the Wolfgangsee, Austria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 19.5 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-503-b

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