Drawing, View across Wady el-Arabah, February 20, possibly 1868, Frederic Edwin Church

Recto: a slope is shown in the left foreground. View from across the foothills and the plain toward a mountain range. Inscribed across scene: snow / yellow / dark brown / brown / rich brown yellow / gold in ink, bottom left: overlooking / el arabah / feb 20th verso: at left, a rocky wall partially shaped into columns, a bird flying above. Inscribed across scene: gold / 3 flint color. At right, a rock shaped like the lower part of a column. Written top center: el yemen. Date: February 20, possibly 1868. Dimensions: H x W: 12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, View across Wady el-Arabah, February 20, possibly 1868 (CH 18198577-2)