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Drawing, A Horse and Carriage, ca. 1860

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Constantin Guys. It is dated ca. 1860 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper laid down on mousseline de soie. 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

H x W: 22.8 × 34.1 cm (9 in. × 13 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and brown ink, lower left: C. Guys

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Horse and Carriage, ca. 1860; Designed by Constantin Guys (French, 1802 – 1892); France; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper laid down on mousseline de soie; H x W: 22.8 × 34.1 cm (9 in. × 13 7/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-111

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