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1917

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Drawing, The Roman Campagna from Isola Farnese, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on light green wove 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

22.1 × 30 cm (8 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: 3 / olives / 2 / 4 / 6 / 7 7 / 7 5 / 8; in graphite, lower left: Isola Farnese; in graphite, lower center: 8 Bushes green buds; in graphite, lower right: 2 - greenish (cool) brown / 3 - silvery (white) blue sky / 4 - Brown / 5 - rich mixed brown / 6 - vivid gold green / 7 - deep silver brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Roman Campagna from Isola Farnese, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on light green wove paper; 22.1 × 30 cm (8 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-957

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