Drawing, Sketches of Plants and of Part of the Balustrade Bordering the Terrace at the Inn at Guaranda, Ecuador, June 3, Frederic Edwin Church, 3 June 1857

Recto: vertical sketches of two groups of plants, a few at left more at right are shown at top, while a part of a balustrade bordering a terrace up to which two steps lead, as well as vases and flower tops are visible at the bottom. Verso: horizontal distant view of a mountainous landscape with mount chimborazo towering in the left background. Date: 3 June 1857. Dimensions: Sheet: 26.2 x 17.5 cm (10 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite on cream-colored paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Sketches of Plants and of Part of the Balustrade Bordering the Terrace at the Inn at Guaranda, Ecuador, June 3, 1857 (CH 18195815)