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Drawing, Road in Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 3, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on thin, off-white 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

25.6 × 17.7 cm (10 1/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: Road / July 3d -57

Cite this object as

Drawing, Road in Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on thin, off-white paperboard; 25.6 × 17.7 cm (10 1/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-741

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