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Drawing, Mt. Parnassus and a Flock of Sheep, Athens, Greece

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 14-25, 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey-green laid 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

12.5 × 17 cm (4 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Parnassus; in graphite, lower right: Athens; in graphite, verso upper left: Parnassus; in graphite, verso lower center: Athens April /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mt. Parnassus and a Flock of Sheep, Athens, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache; 12.5 × 17 cm (4 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-441

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