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Drawing, Cotopaxi Seen from Ambato, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and 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

17.6 × 28.9 cm (6 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cotopaxi Seen from Ambato, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard ; 17.6 × 28.9 cm (6 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-773

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