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Drawing, Nightfall near Olana

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1872 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil on tan 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

24.3 × 35.6 cm (9 9/16 × 14 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in scratched paint, lower left: FEC Aug.1872

Cite this object as

Drawing, Nightfall near Olana; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil on tan paperboard; 24.3 × 35.6 cm (9 9/16 × 14 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-587

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