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Drawing, Seated Bedouin Figure

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1869-1870 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil paint on brown 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

35.1 × 26.6 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Seated Bedouin Figure; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil paint on brown paper; 35.1 × 26.6 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-752-b

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