Larnaca, Cyprus
date: label: Date
content: May 27, 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 a view of the city of Larnaca on the coast of Cyprus, as seen from the sea. In the foreground, water extends into the middle distance, where it meets the shoreline. Two tall, pointed minarets at left and center stand out against the relatively low skyline. A ship is anchored in the harbor at center right. In the background, the outlines of two jagged mountain ranges are visible.
label: Description
content: Verso: Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of a castle on an island with a circular and crenellated tower at center. In the background, the outline of a coastal mountain range is faintly visible. At left, two loose sketches of boat prows are included.
place: label: made in
content: Larnaca, Cyprus
label: place depicted
content: Larnaca, Cyprus
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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: 1917-4-917
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 gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
label: Dimensions
content: 12.3 × 21.5 cm (4 13/16 × 8 7/16 in.)