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Drawing, Bridge Over a Brook

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1855–70 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush, white gouache, and oxidized white gouache on light brown wove 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

11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, upper right (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union Stamped in black ink, upper left: L.457c; verso center: L.457d

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bridge Over a Brook; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush, white gouache, and oxidized white gouache on light brown wove paper; 11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-875

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