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ascent to Chamouni.” In the left-hand corner, the number “56” will be noticed; this identifies it as No. 56 in Ruskin’s list of his Chamouni drawings, given in Vol. V. p. xxi. The drawing, in water-colour (12½ x 16¾), is now in America.

Of the year 1845, four drawings are included. That of “The Castle of Annecy” (Plate XXII.) was engraved by Mr. George Allen for Præterita; the only thing Mr. Allen had to engrave from was a poor photograph; as the plate is now worn, it has been necessary to replace the steel-engraving by photogravure. The drawing at Lucca (XXIII.) is in pen and colour (13 x 17½) and is at Brantwood; whilst that of “San Miniato, Florence” (XXIV.), in water-colour (12½x 19), is in the collection of Mr. H. Baldwin; the latter drawing shows a beautiful spot in the days, described by Ruskin (p. 359), before “restoration.” The study from Tintoret’s “Crucifixion” (Plate XXVI.) was photographed by Ruskin and placed on sale among other photographs by his agent, Mr. William Ward.

Of the following year, 1846, is the interesting “Study of Trees at Sens” (Plate XXXII.), in pen and sepia (10½ x 7); now at Brantwood.

Of 1847 is the “Study of Thistle at Crossmount” (Plate XXXI.); this study, also in pen and sepia (18 x 23), is at Brantwood.

The drawing of “The Grande Chartreuse” (Plate XXXV.), in sepia (12 x 18½), is in Mrs. Cunliffe’s collection; it must belong to the year 1849.

That of “Thun” (Plate XXXVI.), perhaps also of 1849, in pen and sepia (9 x 14½), is in the collection of Mr. T. F. Taylor.

The steel-engraving of “The Old Dover Packet’s Jib” (Plate XXIX.) was made by Mr. George Allen for Præterita from a photograph of a drawing by Ruskin of the year 1854. The drawing in water-colour (same size) is on a page of Ruskin’s diary and is at Brantwood.

The steel-engraving of “Old Houses at Geneva” (Plate XVIII.) was made in 1885 by Mr. Hugh Allen from a pencil drawing by Ruskin; the date of the drawing is 1862, and it is now in the collection of Mrs. Sydney Morse. The drawing of “The Salève” (XIX.), in colour (4¾ x 8½), is of uncertain date, but may be of the same period; it is at Brantwood. The view is taken from Geneva, and the drawing diminishes the distance of the mountain, which must be three or four miles. The building in the foreground is the Cathedral of St. Pierre, the turrets of which, it may be added, have during the last few years been rebuilt.

The fine architectural drawing of “Rouen” (Plate XXV.) probably

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