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Drawing, A Landscape, 1856

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated 1856 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and sepia wash on 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

11.8 × 17.6 cm (4 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.)

It is signed

The signature is in the lower, left corner: "Ransonette."

It is inscribed

"H.R. is written at the lower edge of the mounting paper. Verso: "Ches. Ransonette/1856"; written by him with pencil, "il Dolce forniente."

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Landscape, 1856; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and sepia wash on paper; 11.8 × 17.6 cm (4 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-71-61

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