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Drawing, Sunsetting Over Sea, Steamboat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 6-10, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white 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

8.6 × 12.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: purple open; in graphite, center: brown glow / whitish edges / smoky golden neut / yel / purp / neut / light gold grey; in graphite, lower right: Port Said; in graphite, verso upper right: off Alexandria; in graphite, verso lower left: red / white; in graphite, verso lower right: red / whitish grey / buoy

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunsetting Over Sea, Steamboat; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; 8.6 × 12.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-893

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