Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Brush and oil paint, graphite, on thin paper laminate

Dimensions:

29.5 × 44.6 cm (11 5/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

Type:

landscapes

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Ecuador

Date:

June 1857

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Four studies of Mount Chimborazo: top peak, rising in background over clouds and rest of mountain range; lower foreground, snow-covered peak surrounded by clouds and sky; bottom right, two adjacent studies framed by graphite lines. Bottom study, ochre colored foreground with mountainous landscape and green fields.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-825

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47cf951f8-3346-417c-9e7b-b29443037750

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-825