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Drawing, In the Park of Bercy Castle

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated 1860 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, brush and gray, black, and white gouache on paper; five pieces of covers of sales catalogues pasted together. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

17.3 × 29.1 cm (6 13/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in ink, lower center

It is inscribed

Inscribed below at left: Ches Vue prise dans le parc du Chateau / de Bercy le 11, Juillet 1860 / per Chles Ransonnette

Cite this object as

Drawing, In the Park of Bercy Castle; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and gray, black, and white gouache on paper; five pieces of covers of sales catalogues pasted together; 17.3 × 29.1 cm (6 13/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1319

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