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Drawing, Sunset in the Rhone Valley, Belalp, Switzerland, August–September 1868

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August–September 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil and graphite on tan 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

25.8 × 30.7 cm (10 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset in the Rhone Valley, Belalp, Switzerland, August–September 1868; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil and graphite on tan paperboard; 25.8 × 30.7 cm (10 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-285-a

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