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Frederic Edwin Church: English: Drawing, Alpine Scene in Thunderstorm, 1868   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church  (1826–1900)  wikidata:Q366212
 
Frederic Edwin Church
Alternative names
Frederick Edwin Church
Description American painter, landscape painter, art collector and traveler
Date of birth/death 4 May 1826 Edit this at Wikidata 7 April 1900 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hartford New York City
Work location
Catskill; New York City; Ecuador; Colombia; Petra; Rome; Colony of Jamaica; Mexico; Olana State Historic Site; Jamaica Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q366212
Title
English: Drawing, Alpine Scene in Thunderstorm, 1868
Description
English: Oblique view of a valley. A church (probably Austrian or Bavarian) building with an onion steeple is shown in the right middle distance. Mountains are in the rear. A fire burns between two rainbows. Lightning strikes in the left middle distance.
Date 1868
date QS:P571,+1868-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Dimensions

29.4 x 44.5 cm (11 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.) Frame: 44.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 1 in.)

Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1917-4-509
Credit line Gift of Louis P. Church
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Period: Hudson River School
  • Country: United States
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