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Drawing, Ruins on Abel's Mountain, Syria
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 4, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey-green laid paperboard. 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
27.4 × 43.6 cm (10 13/16 × 17 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d; in brown ink, verso lower center, L.457e
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, center: blue / Dark / warm; in graphite, lower left: stones white spotted & / discolored with orange moss / and grey & green do -; in graphite, lower center: Ruins of Temple or Tomb / on Abels Mountain / May 4th 1868 / Ayoub; in graphite, lower right: grass / Tomb
Cite this object as
Drawing, Ruins on Abel's Mountain, Syria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey-green laid paperboard; 27.4 × 43.6 cm (10 13/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-599