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Drawing, Street Scene in Popayan, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 9, 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.4 × 19.5 cm (4 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 4 3 2; in graphite, upper right: 2 - Bright smoky laky orange light / 3 - More dusky approaching brown / 4 - Warm dusky purple; in graphite, center: 5 7 / 7 5 6 / 5 6 6 / 6 / 8; in graphite, center right: 5 - cool purple / 6 - rich low toned / laky red / 7 - cool purple light / 8 - mixed blurred / effect with brilliant / touches of yellow light; in graphite, lower right: Popayan, from the balcony of / Mr. Gregory's house Aug 9 /53; in graphite, verso center left: Plain / river; in graphite, verso lower center: mossy green / no trees

Cite this object as

Drawing, Street Scene in Popayan, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.4 × 19.5 cm (4 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-779-b

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