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Patch of dark clouds in a multicolored sky. A mountain range serves as a background in a dark valley.

This drawing is brush and oil paint on paperboard. Its dimensions are: Sheet: 30.3 x 50.8 cm (11 15/16 x 20 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.).

This drawing is from United States and dated 1865.

Gift of Louis P. Church. This object came to our collection as a Gift, in 1917.

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