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Drawing, At the Banks of the Loire

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and black ink and white heightening on apricot colored paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

5.6 × 13.4 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

"Bords de la Loire" is printed above.

Cite this object as

Drawing, At the Banks of the Loire; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and black ink and white heightening on apricot colored paper; 5.6 × 13.4 cm (2 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-71-79

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