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Drawing, Dome of St. Peter's Basilica Seen from the Pincio Hill, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 1869 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: 8.6 x 12.3 cm (3 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite at various locations: 2 / silvery / gold / pinky gold / greyer / grass / weed / bushe [s]; and at lower right: 2 edge coppery Verso: Inscribed at right: 2

Cite this object as

Drawing, Dome of St. Peter's Basilica Seen from the Pincio Hill, Rome, Italy; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Italy; graphite on paper; Sheet: 8.6 x 12.3 cm (3 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-156

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