The Château d'If In The Harbor Of Marseille, Drawing Dated 1849

This could be an illustration for the famous novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" because this drawing dated 1849 takes us in front of the Château d'If, Edmond Dantes' famous prison. The fine pencil work, enhanced with white and gray gouache, the gust of wind in the sails of the fishing boat, while the large sailboat at the foot of the castle does not move, shows the artist's perfect knowledge of the sea in the harbor of Marseille, where the wave is so quick to shake you up under a great deceptive sun. This drawing seems to be made to make an engraving, we must be able to identify the author who put his monogram CH. It is framed with a rosewood-veneered baguette and holly fillets, in keeping with its time. Excellent condition of the paper and the drawing.