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Drawing, Rocky Seashore, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, graphite on cream-colored paperboard . 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

Sheet: 30.4 x 47.2 cm (11 15/16 x 18 9/16 in.) Frame H x W x D: 44.8 x 60.3 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Rocky Seashore, Maine; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on cream-colored paperboard ; Sheet: 30.4 x 47.2 cm (11 15/16 x 18 9/16 in.) Frame H x W x D: 44.8 x 60.3 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-862

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