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Drawing, Hills near Hartford, Connecticut
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 1858 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on green 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
12.3 × 22.6 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped in black ink, verso lower center: L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: 2 - Blue water reflected from sky / 3 - Golden hue dead grass &c / very bright and in acute contrast / to the water. A meadow and / low rolling hills- / 4 - picturesque hills rocks and / grass and a few stubby trees / 5 - salt meadow grass - brown / and yellow
Cite this object as
Drawing, Hills near Hartford, Connecticut; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on green wove paper; 12.3 × 22.6 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1149