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Drawing, Iztaccihuatl, Mexico

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1883–1884 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and oxidized white gouache on light green 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

10.3 × 17.2 cm (4 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: delicate greenish blue; in graphite, center left: yellowish/ rich red brown / coppery lights; in graphite, center: purplish / warmer glow; in graphite, lower center: yellow fields / (Ixtaccihuatl); in graphite, verso upper right: Cone [?] Darker [?] / y & p / Delicate yel pale[?]; in graphite, verso center left: rich brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Iztaccihuatl, Mexico; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and oxidized white gouache on light green wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.3 × 17.2 cm (4 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1221

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