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1938

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Drawing, A Dwelling in Normandie

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 brown wash 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

12.1 × 16.7 cm (4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower right: Cha Ransonnette; on verso: Ches Ransonnette

It is inscribed

Inscribed on verso: En Normandie

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Dwelling in Normandie; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and brown wash on paper; 12.1 × 16.7 cm (4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1354

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