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Drawing, Claude's Villa and St. Peter's, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated December 1868 - April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan paperboard. 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

11.4 × 22.6 cm (4 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: No. 2; in graphite, lower right: Claude's Villa & St. Peter's

Cite this object as

Drawing, Claude's Villa and St. Peter's, Rome, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 11.4 × 22.6 cm (4 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-308-b

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