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Drawing, Botanical Study with Agave Plant

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 2, 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on 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

18.5 × 11 cm (7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower right, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper right: Top red / Some of the / leaves tipped / with scarlet; in graphite, bottom right: June 2d /57; in graphie, verso [?]: Dark shadows Laky lights / blue gray shadow / gold very dark / gold / sea

Cite this object as

Drawing, Botanical Study with Agave Plant; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); graphite on paper; 18.5 × 11 cm (7 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-202

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