LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44) - "BATZ-SUR-MER (Saint-Michel Beach with Saint-Guénolé Church in the background)." 19th century. Original drawing by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite on vellum paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph titled “Bourg-de-Batz, view from the coast,” for the album “Nantes and the Lower Loire,” published by Charpentier. Provenance: Collection of the Charpentier studio, directed by Pierre-Henri (1788–1854) and his son Henri-Désiré (1806–1883), printers and publishers based in Paris, then in Nantes (from 1854 onward). 22.8 x 31.7 cm. Condition A (a short tear along the right edge; otherwise in excellent condition).