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Drawing, Mt. Katahdin, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1856 or 1876–1881 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

23.1 × 31.7 cm (9 1/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, verso lower right [not in Church's hand]: Katadin

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 23.1 × 31.7 cm (9 1/8 × 12 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-756-b

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