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Drawing, Study of Theodore Cole (son of Thomas Cole?), Cow Legs, and a Tree

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white 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

Sheet: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Stamped in ink, at center left: Lugt 457c.

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, at upper right: Aug 1844. Verso: Inscribed in graphite, at upper right: Sep 1844; again, at center left: bright / darker.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of Theodore Cole (son of Thomas Cole?), Cow Legs, and a Tree; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; Sheet: 25.8 x 38.8 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1394

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