Drawing, Study of Cotopaxi, Erupting, Ecuador, 1853, Frederic Edwin Church
The cone from which heavy smoke pours rises in the left middle plane. A ridge stretches from left toward right, in the foreground. Some clouds are shown above the ridge. Blue sky with clouds. Broad bottom margin showing the creamy ground in color. Unfinished study. Date: 1853. Dimensions: 18.9 x 29.7 cm (7 7/16 x 11 11/16 in.). Medium: brush and oil, graphite on paperboard. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Study of Cotopaxi, Erupting, Ecuador, 1853 (CH 18201759)