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Drawing, Maine Surf, Mt. Desert Island, 1850

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1850 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on cardboard. 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

30.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Maine Surf, Mt. Desert Island, 1850; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on cardboard; 30.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-798-a

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