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Drawing, On the Seashore

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated 1793-1877 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and bistre and black on paper. 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

21.7 × 28.2 cm (8 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

It is signed

The signature "Chles Ransonnette," below at right.

Cite this object as

Drawing, On the Seashore; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and bistre and black on paper; 21.7 × 28.2 cm (8 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-71-81

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