19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #3: Captioned Animals no painting of strange creature bright and clear and crisp

bright and clear and crisp

I find it quite a touching thing

and perhaps all made by the same person some years ago

and as if it has been long lost at sea

I have found some examples with the same sort of carved wooden base that were drinking cups

19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #3: Captioned Animals no painting of strange creature bright and clear and crispAs you surely know by now, nothing delights me more than old drawings, the more naive the better. These six are from a larger group of 19th c. graphite drawings I found yesterday at a show in New Hampshire, which I've divided into sets so many fabulous little animals! In addition to the creatures themselves, I really love the capital letter handwriting on the captions. And the monkey, with its tiny face, is I thimk especially wonderful! All approx 4