HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) - "Suspension Bridge and the Bains de la CAILLE" (Gorges des Usses - Allonzier-la-Caille and Cruseilles). 19th century. Original DRAWING by Félix Benoist (1818–1896) in graphite, highlighted with white gouache, on brown vellum paper. PREPARATORY DRAWING for the lithograph titled "Suspension Bridge and the Bains de la CAILLE," for the album "NICE ET SAVOIE" published in 1864 by Charpentier. The artist’s pencil annotations on the upper edge of the sheet. 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 x 30.3 cm. Condition C (sun-faded drawing).