DOMESTIC SCENE NEAR JORJE, ECUADOR
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Domestic Scene near Jorje, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)

June 23, 1857

Medium
Graphite, brush and white gouache on tan wove paper
Classification
Drawings
Dimensions
31.1 × 44.6 cm (12 1/4 × 17 9/16 in.)
Culture
Ecuador
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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About this work

Architecture and figure sketch of a domestic scene beside a house near Jorje, Ecuador. A seated woman wearing a hat and a dress and a donkey shown from behind are visible in the foreground at right. They are situated in front of a thatched house, at right, with banana trees and other abundant foliage at left.