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Drawing, Urn Tomb, Silk Tomb, and Corinthian Tomb, Petra

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 26, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite, brush and white gouache on green-gray 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

31 × 44.5 cm (12 3/16 × 17 1/2 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Urn Tomb, Silk Tomb, and Corinthian Tomb, Petra; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite, brush and white gouache on green-gray wove paper; 31 × 44.5 cm (12 3/16 × 17 1/2 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-476

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