Fantasy Landscape with Boater: 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing, Framed as Found antique apothecasry What I think is great

What I think is great about these is how they immediately transport one--or me at least--to an afternoon frolicking around in the garden more than a hundred years ago

giving the piece a great  sweetness and tenderness

with dynamically pointed handle

I love the labor invested in it combined with the simplicity of the structure and just wish I had a whole city block's worth

Tea: 4"t x 3 1/2"

Fantasy Landscape with Boater: 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing, Framed as Found antique apothecasry What I think is greatWhat an interesting array of folk art picture making techniques there were in the 19th century, sandpaper drawings perhaps the most curious of all. Instantly recognizable, they were made using a combination of charcoal and marble dust, typically applied to a sandpaper like surface, with the marble dust lending a sort of silvery sparkle. This is a quintessential example, with wonderfully dense, fluttery and silvery foliage framing a river view, a tiny