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Drawing, Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador, May 1857

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil paint and graphite on 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

35.4 × 28.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in black oil, at lower right: May / .57.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador, May 1857; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil paint and graphite on paperboard; 35.4 × 28.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-191

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