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Drawing, Sun Rays behind Clouds, Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on 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

12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: Pinkish; in graphite, center right: do / clear / silvery; in graphite, lower right: Farm Sep /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sun Rays behind Clouds, Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on green laid paper; 12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-930-b

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