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Drawing, The Old Bridge at Pontegrande, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 12, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12 × 20.7 cm (4 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center right: Old Bridge had / patches of black / moss and occasional / tufts of vegetation; in graphite, lower center: stream; in graphite, lower right: stream; in graphite, verso upper right: 2 - purple rosy brown rich / snow deep gold; in graphite, verso center: 2; in graphite, verso lower right: Monte Rosa from / Ponte Grande Hotel / - Morning effect / Sep 12 /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Old Bridge at Pontegrande, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite; 12 × 20.7 cm (4 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-525

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