Briare

Drawing, 'Briare' by Henri Joseph Harpignies (1819-1916), pencil and watercolour on paper, 1894; 25.2 cm x 17.6 cm; inscription in brown watercolour lower left signed and dated 'hi harpignies 94'; inscription in brown watercolour lower right 'Briare'; inscription in ink verso 'Vue prise a Briare / dans le gares = pres de Etang?'; inscription in blue crayon verso numbered '4364'; inscription reverse of old backing board old label / Fine Art Society Ltd / London and dated 'Eyzies / Dordogne / Drawing by H. Harpignies / 8 / 1 / 1936'; inscription in pencil backing board dated 'At Eyzies Dordogne / From Sir John Day's Collection / May 14th 1909'