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Drawing, Thunder Cloud in the Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1860–75 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and oxidized white gouache on gray 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

11.9 × 19.4 cm (4 11/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: 5 / 4 / 3; lower left: 5 - heavy thunder cloud with / ragged edges and; lower right: 2 - Golden brilliant / 3 - soft neutral warm lines / 4 - Dark purple blue laky / lights at bottom (softens up

Cite this object as

Drawing, Thunder Cloud in the Mountains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and oxidized white gouache on gray wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.9 × 19.4 cm (4 11/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1022

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