Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on white wove paper

Dimensions:

12.3 × 19.7 cm (4 13/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Type:

landscapes

drawing

Object Name:

drawing

Made in:

Colombia or Ecuador

Place depicted:

Colombia or Ecuador

Date:

1853

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Landscape study of mountainous terrain with a rainbow in Colombia or Ecuador. In the foreground, a steep slope descends from right to center and flattens out. Multiple hillsides and ridges comprises middle distance, with two structures included at center right. At left, the partial arch of a rainbow is visible. Other rugged mountain ridges are shown in the background.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-777-b

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/kq4eab101ba-de97-41b6-91f8-14d3a11998aa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-777-b