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Drawing, Abel's Tomb, Syria, May 4, 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 4, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache. 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

12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, center: ledge / red / grey rocks / purple / light / brown / greenish; in graphite, center right: red again / green; in graphite, lower left: Abel's Tomb / May 4th 68; in graphite, verso lower right: Section / of wall of / mud blue grey / stone on top / with heap of stone / and earth

Cite this object as

Drawing, Abel's Tomb, Syria, May 4, 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache; 12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-576

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