MANCHE (50) - "Abbey of CERIDY-LA-FORET (Manche)". 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite, on laid chine paper. Preparatory drawing for the lithograph "Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt", published in "La Normandie illustrée" in Paris by Charpentier in 1852-54. 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 in Nantes (from 1854). 27.2 x 36.5 cm. Condition A (minor handling soiling to edges, lightly dusted, otherwise good condition).
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Lot no. 136

MANCHE (50) - "Abbey of CERIDY-LA-FORET (Manche)". 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite, on laid chine paper. Preparatory drawing for the lithograph "Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt", published in "La Normandie illustrée" in Paris by Charpentier in 1852-54. 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 in Nantes (from 1854). 27.2 x 36.5 cm. Condition A (minor handling soiling to edges, lightly dusted, otherwise good condition).

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MANCHE (50) - "Abbey of CERIDY-LA-FORET (Manche)". 19th century. Original Sketch by Félix Benoist (1818-1896) in graphite, on laid chine paper. Preparatory drawing for the lithograph "Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt", published in "La Normandie illustrée" in Paris by Charpentier in 1852-54. 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 in Nantes (from 1854). 27.2 x 36.5 cm. Condition A (minor handling soiling to edges, lightly dusted, otherwise good condition).
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