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Drawing, Mountains by the Königssee, Germany, July 1868

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

12.2 × 21 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center right, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: brownish glow / 3; in graphite, upper center: 2 / color of paper; in graphite, upper right: July; in graphite, lower left: 2 mountains bathed in blue / of sky very lightly in fine contrast / in 3 - which is purplish / Konigsee; in graphite, verso center: Hinter See

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountains by the Königssee, Germany, July 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on blue wove paper; verso: graphite; 12.2 × 21 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-496-c

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