20 - E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Walnut Tree near St. Gervais, Switzerland, 1852, Pencil

E. BRETENIÈRES (*1804), Walnut Tree near St. Gervais, Switzerland, 1852, Pencil Edmond de Bretenières (1804 Dijon – 1882 ibid.): Walnut Tree near St. Gervais, Journey to Switzerland, Sketchbook, 1852, Pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: Inscribed and dated lower right. Date: 1852 Description: From a scrapbook containing travel sketches by the artist. “Esquisses faites par le Baron Edmond de Bretenières lors de ses voyages en Suisse” (Sketches made by Baron Edmond de Bretenières during his travels in Switzerland). Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Switzerland, Size: Paper: 17.1 cm x 23.0 cm (6.7 x 9.1 in) Condition: Very good condition. Minimally creased in the corners due to old mounting. The upper right corner of the sheet is slightly torn, and the paper is thinned in that area. Faint traces of creasing and individual brownish liquid stains are visible in the left half of the sheet.