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Drawing, Distant View of the Katahdin shown from West

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1856 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on cream 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

31 x 46.4 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Lower part of impressed watermark: caduceus, flanked by E and B in a shield.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Distant View of the Katahdin shown from West; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on cream paper; 31 x 46.4 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-609-b

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