20 - E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Bridge at Noirvaux, Val de Travers, 1859, Pencil

E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Bridge at Noirvaux, Val de Travers, 1859, Pencil Edmond de Bretenières (1804 Dijon - 1882 ibid.): Bridge over the Buttes in the Vallon de Noirvaux, Val de Travers in the Neuchâtel Jura, Journey to Switzerland, Sketchbook, 1859, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: 1859 Description: Inscribed and dated in pencil lower right. From a scrapbook with travel sketches by the artist. "Esquisses faites par le Baron Edmond de Bretenières feudant les voyages en Suisse" (Sketches made by Baron Edmond de Bretenieres during his travels in Switzerland). Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Switzerland, Size: Paper: 30,9 cm x 23,8 cm (12,2 x 9,4 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The paper is discoloured due to its age. Corners of the sheet clearly wavy due to mounting on the back. Faint light damages and pale brown spots in the image. Blue traces of paint along the right edge.