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Drawing, Pichincha from the Chillo Valley, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 26, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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

34.4 × 54.3 cm (13 9/16 × 21 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower left, L.457c; verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center right: 3 / 2; lower left: Pichincha June 26th 57 / Chillo; in graphite, lower right: 2 - Exquisite blue green [turning?] [into?] [---] / 3 - Warmer yellow brown

Cite this object as

Drawing, Pichincha from the Chillo Valley, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite on tan wove paper ; 34.4 × 54.3 cm (13 9/16 × 21 3/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-246

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