Drawing, Cayambé, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, June 24, Frederic Edwin Church, 24 June 1857

The peak rises in the center back. A bank of clouds hangs beneath the ranges. Ridges bordering a valley which is marked "3" are shown in the foreground. At bottom left the upper parts of a steeple and of a church with a dome. Date: 24 June 1857. Dimensions: 17.5 x 26.8 cm (6 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); ; Frame H x W x D: 50.2 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Cayambé, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, June 24, 1857 (CH 18201205)