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Drawing, Aurora over Mt. Desert Island, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1860 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

10.9 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: Aurora 1860 Mt. D.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Aurora over Mt. Desert Island, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 10.9 × 18.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-315-b

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