Church of Guapulo, Quito, Ecuador, graphite sketch

A graphite pencil sketch of a domed church with a tall bell tower rising among trees on a hillside, with a stone balustrade in the foreground. Soft mountain ridges fade into pale sky, and handwritten notes appear in the upper right corner.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

September 2, 1853

Medium

Graphite on white wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3999 × 2479 px

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