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1938

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Drawing, In the Park of Ermenonville

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

16.1 × 12.8 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower center: Chles Ransonnette

It is inscribed

Inscribed in crayon, on mounting paper: a Ermenonville; at lower right of mounting paper: D R

Cite this object as

Drawing, In the Park of Ermenonville; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and reddish-brown watercolor, brush and white gouache on paper; 16.1 × 12.8 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1350

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