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Drawing, In the Jungle, Jamaica

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1865 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on 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

26.5 × 30.5 cm (10 7/16 in. × 12 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 black oil paint, lower center: Jamaica / AUG 65

Cite this object as

Drawing, In the Jungle, Jamaica; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on paperboard; 26.5 × 30.5 cm (10 7/16 in. × 12 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-672-b

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