Drawing, The Beehive and Sand Beach from Great Head, Mt. Desert, ca. 1850, Frederic Edwin Church, circa 1850
Horizontal sheet depicting a small farm nestled between wooded hills in the middle distance. Indications of rocks in the foreground (unfinished). Scene probably shown in light of the late afternoon. Verso: sketch of a man's overcoat. Object Type: drawing, painting, unfinished creative work. Genre: landscape painting. Date: circa 1850. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 26.7 cm (10.5 in); width: 39.3 cm (15.4 in) (10 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.). Medium: brush and oil, graphite on cardboard, oil paint. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, The Beehive and Sand Beach from Great Head, Mt. Desert, ca. 1850 (CH 18194105)