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Ruins with Cascades (a Backcloth). Verso: An 18th Century Printed Map of the Section of the Coast of Malabar

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French School
18th century

Ruins with Cascades (a Backcloth). Verso: An 18th Century Printed Map of the Section of the Coast of Malabar

15 x 21 1/4 inches (380 x 541 mm)
Pencil, pen and watercolor, on white paper.
1982.75:228

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
Probably a scenic artist's sketch for a semi-translucent backcloth.
Inscriptions/Markings
Undeciphered inscription in sky with possible date of 1797.
Associated names
Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department