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Drawing, Backlit Clouds

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1844 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 × 18.9 cm (4 5/8 × 7 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: The edges marked thus [drawing of a cloud's silver lining] brilliant white; in graphite, upper right: Sep 1844; in graphite, center: indistinct; in graphite, lower right: very hazy 1/2 past 3 / P.M.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Backlit Clouds; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.8 × 18.9 cm (4 5/8 × 7 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-996-a

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