French School

French School
19th century
Side View of a French Frigate in Water
Pencil and watercolor, on paper.
7 x 8 3/4 inches (178 x 221 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:232:1
Notes: 

This drawing and its companion piece (Acc. No. 1982.75.232:2) were for "Christophe Colomb", written by Louis-Jean Nepomerciene Lemercier, and presented March 7, 1809, at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris.

Inscription: 

Inscribed in pencil, above upper margin, "2me acte de Christophe Colomb".

Provenance: 
Lucien Goldschmidt, New York; acquired in 1973 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names: 

Goldschmidt, Lucien, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

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