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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, White Cedar Study with Shaking Hands

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, upper left, L.457c. Stamp in black ink, verso upper right, L. 457d. Stamp in black ink, verso upper right, L. 457e.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite: center middle throughout drawing, black, dark; upper right, September 1844 / White Cedar

Cite this object as

Drawing, White Cedar Study with Shaking Hands; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white paper; 25.7 × 38.7 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-605

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