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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

Drawing, A Group of Trees in a Hilly Countryside

This is a drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated Recto: July 1844 and Verso: November 1844 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

Sheet: 38.8 x 25.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite at right with the date. Verso: Inscribed in graphite at top right with the date followed by: I think that these clouds might / be used with advantage in a / sky half an hour or so before / sunset

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Group of Trees in a Hilly Countryside; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on paper; Sheet: 38.8 x 25.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-25

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