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Drawing, Church and Cabins, Belalp, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 28, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

27.4 × 30.1 cm (10 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Snow; in graphite, upper center: Clouds; in graphite, upper right: 2 light grey / 3 - light and dark grey / 4 - orange moss / 5 - dark blue grey wider / roof yellowish / 6 - rich light sienna / 7 - Darker Bt sienna / 8 - wall rough cast white / 9 - light / yellow / at bottom running / into purple almost black / 10 - Manure rich {van / {brown; in graphite, center: 2 / 8 / 8 8 / 3 3 3 / 4 3 4 4 / 4 3 9 / 6 6 9 stone 5 / 7 7 5 / 10 10; center right: blue / stone / grass / bare / path; in graphite, lower left: grass; in graphite, lower right: Bel Alp - / Aug 28 /68

Cite this object as

Drawing, Church and Cabins, Belalp, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 27.4 × 30.1 cm (10 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-858

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