1873 Ink Drawing of Bridge Over River in Tree Dotted Landscape letter opener with carved head making them look rather like

making them look rather like painters palettes

In Japan these are used for watercolor painting

Bottom Left Subject: Breseis kneels at the bedside of the deceased Patroclus

appearing in deep contemplation as to the whether to  add one more touch to his George Washington

or maybe just as a sculptura

1873 Ink Drawing of Bridge Over River in Tree Dotted Landscape letter opener with carved head making them look rather likeQuite a charming naive pen and ink drawing I think, with wonderful attention and a certain committed precision given to each tree, and brick on the bridge viaduct, and to the patterns of grass, etc what a lot of energetic mark making! I really love the awkward placement of the one tree just to center left of the bridge, as if just floating, and the silhouette of the hills in the distance dotted with trees here and there. But really, I love everything