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Drawing, Ed Deir Rock Temple, Petra

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated late February 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil, graphite on thick 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.

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Its dimensions are

32.7 × 51.1 cm (12 7/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ed Deir Rock Temple, Petra; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil, graphite on thick paper; 32.7 × 51.1 cm (12 7/8 × 20 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-485-b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Lockwood de Forest, Frederic Church.

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