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Drawing, San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 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 × 27.1 cm (8 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Carapata; in graphite upper right: Palm / Santa Ynes / Sana Ynes / smooth / round trunk / whitish grey; in graphite, center left: Carapata Church / St Joseph de Lapas / St José de Lapas; in graphite, center right: 2 - Dark massive foliage heavily / loaded with vines 3 - small trees or / rather bushes light green in broad sun / light 3 - resembles the willow, / sun 3,hrs high; in graphite, lower center: 2 2 2 / 3 / W [arrow pointing up]

Cite this object as

Drawing, San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); probably Colombia; graphite on gray laid paper; 21.5 × 27.1 cm (8 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-133

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