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Drawing, Botanical Sketches from the Río 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 gray 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 × 28.2 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Parts strongly marked / pale pure yellow green / other leaves - ordinary; in graphite, upper center: Parasite - rich green / Dead tree / leaves at / least two / feet long; in graphite, upper right: network / of vines / - dead -; in graphite, lower left: vines growing / up on the stems of the / rope vine; in graphite, lower center: High tree [struckout: with] in / flower, closely resembles / the chestnut
Cite this object as
Drawing, Botanical Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Colombia; graphite on gray laid paper; 21.5 × 28.2 cm (8 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-98
