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A Villa in France

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Artist

Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813–1892)

Date

19th century

Medium

Oil on canvas

Description

Rural landscape with large stone (domestic?) building with mansard roof, apparently in Europe, probably France.

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 2008

Object Number

UR319