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1917

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Landscape with Aurora Borealis

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated December 1866 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on cream 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

22.6 × 32.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, verso center: L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Landscape with Aurora Borealis; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on cream paperboard ; 22.6 × 32.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1261

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