4 landscapes.

4 drawings, black and white chalk, pencil, yellow wash, 26 x 27,5 cm (largest), 16,4 x 29 cm, wove paper, artist's stamp at lower left (hinged on paper by corners).

Jean-Achille Benouville (1815-1891) was a French landscape painter known for his views of Italy. In 1845, he was awarded the Prix de Rome for historic landscape painting. He stayed for a long time in Italy, where he shared a studio with Corot. He returned to France following his wife's death in 1868. The drawings can be dated to this period in his career.
Ref. M. Aubrun, Achille Benouville 1815-1891. Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre. Paris 1986.
Prov. Original artist's stamp from 1901 sale (Lugt 228b).