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Drawing, St. Bartholomew's and the Watzmann from the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church and collected by Frederic Edwin Church and made for (as the client) Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on blue wove paper; verso: graphite and white gouache. 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

20.8 × 12.1 cm (8 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "Konigsee" Verso: Inscribed in graphite at upper right: "Konigsee" "July/68"; at center: "Konigsee"

Cite this object as

Drawing, St. Bartholomew's and the Watzmann from the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on blue wove paper; verso: graphite and white gouache; 20.8 × 12.1 cm (8 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-272-a

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