The Heart of the Andes
Artwork Details
- Title: The Heart of the Andes
- Artist: After Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York)
- Artist: Engraved by William Forrest (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1805–1899)
- Date: 1862
- Medium: Steel engraving
- Dimensions: image: 13 5/8 x 24 7/8 in. (34.6 x 63.2 cm)
sheet: 21 7/8 x 32 3/8 in. (55.6 x 82.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of William H. Huntington, by exchange, 1979
- Object Number: 1979.535.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1863
Frederic Edwin Church
ca. 1877
Frederic Edwin Church
1871
Frederic Edwin Church
1859
Returned to lender
Frederic Edwin Church
ca. 1858
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