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Drawing, Sunset and Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1855-1875 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.

It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

24.3 × 30.3 cm (9 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, matte lower center: Possibly not / Jamaica -- / not typical event / there

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset and Mountains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 24.3 × 30.3 cm (9 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-682-b

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