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Drawing, Rooftops by the Sea, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel-Aviv, Israel)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 7, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white laid 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

8.6 × 17.4 cm (3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: sea; in graphite, lower left: Tops of houses / Jaffa / Mar 7th / /68; in graphite, lower right: plaster / plaster; in graphite, verso upper margin: blue w w w w w; in graphite, upper left: red; in graphite, verso upper center: women blue dress / white mantles; in graphite, verso upper right: girls apart / blue; in graphite, verso lower right: March _5th / 68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Rooftops by the Sea, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel-Aviv, Israel); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white laid paper; verso; graphite; 8.6 × 17.4 cm (3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-951

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