PUY-DE-DÔME (63) - "The Mont-Dore Valley, viewed from the Crête des Rochers above the village." 1875. Original DRAWING by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite on vellum paper. Inscribed and dated "MONT-DORE Valley, viewed from the Crête des Rochers above the village / July 1875" in the lower left corner in gray pencil. 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). 30.8 x 46.4 cm. Condition A/B (small tear in the upper right corner and a stain within the image; otherwise in good overall condition).