Drawing, Aurora, Mount Desert Island, September 1860, Frederic Edwin Church, September 1860
The island is shown across the sea upon which a boat sails. The mainland is in the right of the background. An "aurora" is shown in the sky. The term is written once beside the year and "mt. D. ". Date: September 1860. Dimensions: 18.3 x 10.9 cm (7 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Aurora, Mount Desert Island, September 1860 (CH 18196867)