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Drawing, Grove of Evergreens near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June - August 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on brown wove 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

30.2 × 44.9 cm (11 7/8 × 17 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center left: 2; in graphite, lower left: 2 - rich sienna green / Berchtesgaden / July 3 /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Grove of Evergreens near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on brown wove paper; 30.2 × 44.9 cm (11 7/8 × 17 11/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-547-a

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