Drawing, St. Peter's Basilica Seen from the North against the Hills and Skyline of Rome, January 1869, Frederic Edwin Church, January 1869

Recto: horizontal distant view of st. Peter's basilica from the north, showing the church rising at right against the background of a hill ridge. Verso: horizontal study of sky with clouds probably a continuation of the representation of the rome skyline seen on the reverse of 1917-4-154. Date: January 1869. Dimensions: Sheet: 8.6 x 12.3 cm (3 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, St. Peter's Basilica Seen from the North against the Hills and Skyline of Rome, January 1869 (CH 18195387-2)