Drawing, Sketches from South America: Palmgroves and Landscapes, 1853, probably May, Frederic Edwin Church, 1853, probably May
Horizontal view of palms standing on a high river bank, shown from below is at top row, left; a river bank with an indentation, behind which a group of palms is seen, with a mountain visible in the right background and with trees in the left background, are at right; and a mountain panorama rising behind a river bank is seen at bottom. Date: 1853, probably May. Dimensions: Sheet: 21.4 x 27.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.). Medium: graphite on light gray paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Sketches from South America- Palmgroves and Landscapes, 1853, probably May (CH 18190897)