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Drawing, Mountains and Ridges, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May–September 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray 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

11.5 × 19.4 cm (4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso upper right: beautiful streaks; in graphite, verso center right: 6

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountains and Ridges, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.5 × 19.4 cm (4 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-603-a

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