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Drawing, Sketches of Figures and a Signal Tower, Egypt

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 4-9, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on beige 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

8.6 × 12.3 cm (3 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: yellowish grey; center left: yel / W / blue; center: L Blue; lower left [not in the artist's hand]: Presented 1917 / by Mr. LP Church 450; lower right: 2 yellow / brown / 2; verso upper left: Jaffa; verso center: luminous / green blue / 2; verso lower center: Moonlit cloud (2) shadow thrown by cloud

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Figures and a Signal Tower, Egypt; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Egypt; graphite on beige wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.6 × 12.3 cm (3 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-37

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