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Drawing, Housetops at Dawn, 10th Street, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1865–70 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on paperboard. 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

20.1 × 35.9 cm (7 15/16 × 14 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Housetops at Dawn, 10th Street, New York, NY; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on paperboard; 20.1 × 35.9 cm (7 15/16 × 14 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-516

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