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Drawing, Swiss Style House

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey wove 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

11.6 × 12.6 cm (4 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c

Cite this object as

Drawing, Swiss Style House; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey wove paper; 11.6 × 12.6 cm (4 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1179-b

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