19th C. Calligraphic Ink Drawing of "The Dragon" on Laid Paper handmade punch and judy I find it completely wonder-inducing

I find it completely wonder-inducing

so it is best laying horizontally

sold as a pair because surely they are love birds after all this time together

educated at Mass Art

and there's a hand-written "3" on the back of that one too

19th C. Calligraphic Ink Drawing of "The Dragon" on Laid Paper handmade punch and judy I find it completely wonder-inducingIt appears this wonderful little drawing was salvaged from the manuscript notebook of a Lucy Claflen a long time ago, with "The heavens declare the glory of God" written in beautiful script on the reverse counterpointing the lair of the dragon! Early 19th c. I believe, and what a fantastic dragon, with curled tail ending in an arrow to match its arrow of a tongue, and fabulous wings, making it seem especially poised to grab an evil doer and carry them