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Drawing, Windmill in East Hampton, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 29, 1858 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove 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

11.8 × 19.8 cm (4 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: warm blue; in graphite, center left: smoky yellow / & green / brandy / dusky / dark; in graphite, lower right: E. Hampton July 29th 58; in graphite, verso upper right: cirri effect; in graphite, verso lower right: 9 / lost / 7

Cite this object as

Drawing, Windmill in East Hampton, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.8 × 19.8 cm (4 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-992-a

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