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Drawing, Iceberg off Torbay, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 23–24, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, 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

12.9 × 28.2 cm (5 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso center: Off Torbay / Newfoundland

Cite this object as

Drawing, Iceberg off Torbay, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on paperboard; 12.9 × 28.2 cm (5 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-714-b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions After Icebergs and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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