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Drawing, Fleet of Mackerel Fishers, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 19, 1850 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove 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

21.5 × 34.7 cm (8 7/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso upper right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Mt. Desert Aug 19 - ; in graphite, upper right: Fleet of Mackerel Fishers - Monday Morning / about one half of the actual number seen

Cite this object as

Drawing, Fleet of Mackerel Fishers, Mt. Desert Island, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 21.5 × 34.7 cm (8 7/16 × 13 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-7

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