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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Roofs and Treetops in Ambato, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 17, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

26.2 × 29.8 cm (10 5/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: (Sanci Trees) / At Ambato / June 17th /57 / South America

Cite this object as

Drawing, Roofs and Treetops in Ambato, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on tan wove paper; 26.2 × 29.8 cm (10 5/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-237

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