Drawing, Floating Icebergs, July 4, Frederic Edwin Church, 4 July 1859
Seascape drawing depicting one large iceberg at top; two separate studies below at right and left. Water indicated as dark blue; the icebergs are outlined against brushed gray over an orange ground color. The unpainted edge is visible across lower edge. Date: 4 July 1859. Dimensions: 30.5 x 46.1 cm (12 x 18 1/8 in.). Medium: brush and oil, graphite on paperboard. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Floating Icebergs, July 4, 1859 (CH 18196605)