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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

Drawing, Cotopaxi from near Ambato, Ecuador

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan 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

12.3 × 19.4 cm (4 13/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: Cotopaxi from near / Ambato

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cotopaxi from near Ambato, Ecuador; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Ecuador; graphite and white gouache on tan paper; 12.3 × 19.4 cm (4 13/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-120

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