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Drawing, Sketches from the Middle East, including the Suez Canal
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated January 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on cream 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
8.6 x 12.1 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
It is inscribed
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, upper right (artist's hand): Jan 1868; at center: Boats with Blocks of cement for Canal/ breakwater / Suez-. Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center (artist's hand): light / Darker / silver; and again at bottom right: moon light / sky golden milky.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Sketches from the Middle East, including the Suez Canal; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); Egypt; graphite on cream paper; 8.6 x 12.1 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-72