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Drawing, Overlooking Burak, Syria, Part One

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 27, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite. 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

12.3 × 21.4 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Lebanon continued on line below see 3 page back; in graphite, center right: splendid green / goats; in graphite, lower left: grey / ledges; in graphite, lower right: Burak / April 27 /68; in graphite, verso upper left: 2 - Rich Bt sienna / color ploughed Wady / light in centre grey islands / grey / olive; in graphite, verso upper center: Goat Herd; in graphite, verso center: White; in graphite, verso center right: Poplar

Cite this object as

Drawing, Overlooking Burak, Syria, Part One; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 21.4 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-910

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