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Drawing, Hudson Valley and Catskills at Sunset, June 1870

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1870 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

10.4 × 22.7 cm (4 1/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink: verso lower center, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed by scratching into paint: lower left, June / 1870

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hudson Valley and Catskills at Sunset, June 1870; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on paperboard; 10.4 × 22.7 cm (4 1/8 × 8 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-782

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