Approaching Tequendama Falls, Colombia

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a steep rocky gorge, with cliffs descending from the upper right and a pale white gouache stroke suggesting falling water near the center. Faint handwritten notes run across the lower right, and a few small butterflies appear at the bottom edge, with a small circular stamp at lower left.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

June 20-30, 1853

Medium

Graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2807 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum