Chopping: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing conk painting and surface cracking to the

and surface cracking to the chamfered wood below the edge of the painting at right as documented

and one driving off the edge of the page altogether

but I really love the look and drama of the ring of six

is pretty fun

I wonder who the Nelly was who he or she was thinking about

Chopping: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing conk painting and surface cracking to theThis came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here,