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Drawing, The Promenade

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys. It is dated ca. 1858 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is brush and blue and gray wash, pen and brown ink 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

H x W: 19 × 15 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso: 25cts

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Promenade; Designed by Constantin Guys (French, 1802 – 1892); France; brush and blue and gray wash, pen and brown ink on paper; H x W: 19 × 15 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-97

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