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Drawing, Moonlight over the Watzmann, Bavaria (Germany)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 27, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on blue laid 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

24.7 × 44.1 cm (9 3/4 × 17 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in brown ink, verso lower center, L.457e

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: July 27 /68 / Berchtesgaden

Cite this object as

Drawing, Moonlight over the Watzmann, Bavaria (Germany); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on blue laid paper; 24.7 × 44.1 cm (9 3/4 × 17 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-473-c

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