EURE (27) - "Côte des Amants". 19th century. Original pencil drawing on wove paper. Located lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). According to tradition, this hill takes its name from the fact that two lovers, thwarted in their plans for union, killed themselves by leaping from its summit. 13 x 20.6 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
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€155
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30%
EURE (27) - "Côte des Amants". 19th century. Original pencil drawing on wove paper. Located lower left in pencil. Provenance: Fonds of the Charpentier workshop run by Pierre-Henri (1788-1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806-1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then Nantes (from 1854). According to tradition, this hill takes its name from the fact that two lovers, thwarted in their plans for union, killed themselves by leaping from its summit. 13 x 20.6 cm. Condition A (good state of preservation).
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