Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 Search this
Medium:
Graphite on white wove paper
Dimensions:
8.6 × 12.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
USA
Date:
January 1868
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Mixed studies around Beirut, Lebanon showing views of a seascape and three partial figures. At left and center, a rainbow arches over the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, with a steamship floating in the foreground. At right, three unfinished studies of figures shown from the rear are visible.
Verso: Mixed studies around Beirut, Lebanon showing views of a wooden battleship firing a salute, the tops of buildings, and two studies of a man's head. At upper right, battleship, viewed obliquely, fires its cannons in salute--white, billowing smoke expands from either side of the ship. Along upper margin, two sketches of the head of a man with a long beard and a headress, viewed frontally and from behind. At lower left, a view of the tops of buildings punctuated by tall minarets is included.
