Die Beschützerin (The Protector), Victorian Graphite Drawing of Girl with Her Pets in Period Frame Japanese bento box 5" long x 1 3/4"

5" long x 1 3/4" tall x 1 3/4" wide

He certainly seems to have been quite a sweet man

so empathetic

Photos do no real justice to the surface on this antique soldered tin brush holder--every bit as satisfying to my eye as a really beautiful old painter's palette

so I offer them up as such

Die Beschützerin (The Protector), Victorian Graphite Drawing of Girl with Her Pets in Period Frame Japanese bento box 5" long x 1 3/4"I believe this graphite drawing was based on an engraving by Joseph Beaume (1796 1885) who was French, but the image must have circulated, with the title here written in German, translating to "The Protector" though I have found reference to the original title as "Jealousy." (I've included an image of the print at end of photos). So many of the naive drawings we see were based on prints, and it is the differentiation from the original that is what I