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Drawing, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on off-white 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

28.3 × 38.5 cm (11 1/8 × 15 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, verso center: L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black oil, lower right: Feb 69; in graphite, verso lower center: Presented 1917 / by Mr. L.P. Church 567

Cite this object as

Drawing, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Italy; brush and oil, graphite on off-white paperboard; 28.3 × 38.5 cm (11 1/8 × 15 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-567

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