HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) - "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant" (CHAMBERY). 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite heightened with white gouache, on wove paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph entitled "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant", for the album "NICE ET SAVOIE" published in 1864 by Charpentier. 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). DEssin representing the locality of Fer à Cheval, in the commune of Sixt, Haute-Savoie. This natural cirque is particularly remarkable for its geological forms and the multitude of waterfalls that cascade down it. 21 x 31.7 cm. Condition A (few small handling creases at edges, good condition).
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HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) - "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant" (CHAMBERY). 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite heightened with white gouache, on wove paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph entitled "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant", for the album "NICE ET SAVOIE" published in 1864 by Charpentier. 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). DEssin representing the locality of Fer à Cheval, in the commune of Sixt, Haute-Savoie. This natural cirque is particularly remarkable for its geological forms and the multitude of waterfalls that cascade down it. 21 x 31.7 cm. Condition A (few small handling creases at edges, good condition).

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HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) - "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant" (CHAMBERY). 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite heightened with white gouache, on wove paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph entitled "Fond de la Combe et Mont Ruant", for the album "NICE ET SAVOIE" published in 1864 by Charpentier. 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). DEssin representing the locality of Fer à Cheval, in the commune of Sixt, Haute-Savoie. This natural cirque is particularly remarkable for its geological forms and the multitude of waterfalls that cascade down it. 21 x 31.7 cm. Condition A (few small handling creases at edges, good condition).
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