Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Graphite and white gouache on grey wove paper

Dimensions:

11.5 × 19.6 cm (4 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)

Type:

landscapes

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Place depicted:

Jamaica

Made in:

Jamaica

Date:

August 1865

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Landscape study showing a mountain ridge in Jamaica. In foreground at right, a steep mountain ridge extends to the middle distance, where it rises to the tallest visible peak. Rocky prominence is visible in foreground at left. A cloud sky backdrops the ridge. Slopes on the high peak and in the foreground are highlighted in white gouache.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-164

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4746cb7b3-4549-4c8e-a8d1-308a3285edb8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-164