Abel's Tomb, Syria
date: label: Date
content: May 4, 1868
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape sketch showing the mountain west of Damascus, Syria that is said to contain the tomb of the Biblical figure, Abel. A diagonal slope descends toward the center in the foreground at left. At center, a tall, rocky mountain dominates the scene, characterized by steep cliffs on all sides. Slopes and washes are shown around its base.
label: Description
content: Verso: Landscape and architectural sketch showing an elevated view of a village in Syria made up of multiple rectilinear, flat-roofed structures. Some plaster walls are highlighted in white gouache. Two standings figures are visible at center with a detail of a cross-section of a mud and stone wall at lower right.
place: label: made in
content: Souq Wadi Barada, Syria
label: place depicted
content: Souq Wadi Barada, Syria
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-576
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Type
content: drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on white laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache
label: Dimensions
content: 12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)