MANCHE (50) - "Église St Pierre à COUTANCES". 19th century. Original Sketch by Felix Benoist in graphite, on chine paper. Situated "Eglise St Pierre à Coutance" lower left in pencil. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph published in the Album "La Normandie illustrée" 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 in Nantes (from 1854). 33.2 x 23.5 cm. Condition A/B (some foxing and small spots on the edges and verso, a little dusty, subject in good condition apart from two small spots in the sky).