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Drawing, Blue Hills and Gray Clouds, Jamaica

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

18.9 × 22.1 cm (7 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in brown ink, verso center, L.457e; in black ink, verso center right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, matte lower center: Blue Mts.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Blue Hills and Gray Clouds, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 18.9 × 22.1 cm (7 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-682-a

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