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Drawing, The Column of the Immaculate Conception and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated October 1868–May 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite 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

28.1 × 38.6 cm (11 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Column of the Immaculate Conception and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on tan paperboard; 28.1 × 38.6 cm (11 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-610-b

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