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Drawing, In a Village

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, brush and reddish-brown watercolor, brush and white gouache on paper. 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

10.8 × 14.2 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower center: Chles Ransonnette

Cite this object as

Drawing, In a Village; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and reddish-brown watercolor, brush and white gouache on paper; 10.8 × 14.2 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1347

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