The collapse of the railway bridge at Challuy in the Nièvre area.
Watercolor on paper, signature lower left with a shipment. "Bon souvenir H Harpignies June 1856"
Good condition, paper slightly sunray.
An oil by the artist representing the same subject is kept at the Frédéric Blandin museum in Nevers.
Dimensions:
with frame: 36 x 47 cm
at sight: 18 x 29.5 cm