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Drawing, Trees near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 3, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on brown 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

44.3 × 30.1 cm (17 7/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower center: Berchtesgaden / July 3 68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Trees near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany); Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on brown laid paper; 44.3 × 30.1 cm (17 7/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-547-b

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