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Drawing, Antique Ruins with Figures Contemplating

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Charles Michel-Ange Challe. It is dated 1742-1746 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 37.6 × 49 cm (14 13/16 × 19 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Antique Ruins with Figures Contemplating; Attributed to Charles Michel-Ange Challe (French, 1718 – 1778); France; pen and ink, brush and wash on paper; H x W: 37.6 × 49 cm (14 13/16 × 19 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-218

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