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Drawing, El Khasné from the Siq, Petra, Jordan, February 25-27, 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 25-27, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite 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

38.1 × 27.5 cm (15 × 10 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: 2 Beautiful / grey reflections; upper center: sky / gold & red / Dark red / Black / 2; upper right: Khasne; lower center: bushes / greyer

Cite this object as

Drawing, El Khasné from the Siq, Petra, Jordan, February 25-27, 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on brown wove paper; 38.1 × 27.5 cm (15 × 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-588

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