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Drawing, Botanical Studies along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid 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 × 28.6 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d; in black ink, verso center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: palma Camaca; in graphite, upper right: May; in graphite, center left: Dead Leaves; in graphite, center right: Reddish orange sandy bank / perpendicular broken with clefts and / magnificently rich with vines, grass plants / &c. Long vine stems trail down perpendic- / ularly; in graphite, lower center: Many of the trees present an exquisite effect where the / light yellowish and yellowish green leaves cap the small / masses of dark foliage Some resemble Hemlock / in Spring
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Studies along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on grey-green laid paper; 21.5 × 28.6 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-851
