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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Sketch of Unidentified Buildings
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sketch of Unidentified Buildings

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.65
Object Type Drawing
Artist (French painter, 1604-1682, active in Italy)
Date17th century
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 5 3/8 in x W 5 1/2 in (13.7 cm x 14 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pen and ink sketch, in shades of brown, of unidentified buildings. The scene shows several stone buildings on top of a hill. The buildings are partially obscured by surrounding foliage. The sketch is unsigned.

A handwritten number in pencil is on the reverse of the sketch: No S· 3S· 30.
Historical NoteFranklin D. Roosevelt bought this sketch at a print shop in Nancy, France in August 1905 while on his honeymoon with Eleanor Roosevelt.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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