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Drawing, Bridge Over a Brook

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1862 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache (oxidized) on grey 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

11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, upper right (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bridge Over a Brook; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache (oxidized) on grey paper; 11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-875

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