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Drawing, In a Town of Southern Style

This is a Drawing. It was created by Charles Nicolas Ransonnette. It is dated ca. 1820 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

7.8 × 11.9 cm (3 1/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower right: Chles Ransonette

Cite this object as

Drawing, In a Town of Southern Style; Charles Nicolas Ransonnette (French, 1793 - 1877); France; graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper; 7.8 × 11.9 cm (3 1/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-160

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