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1931

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Drawing, A Landscape

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated 1850–1870 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

5 × 9.2 cm (1 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp: on verso, the Peoli mark

It is signed

Signed, below: Chs Ransonnette

It is inscribed

Inscribed on mounting paper: MR

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Landscape; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted; 5 × 9.2 cm (1 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-164

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