Beautiful Hand-numbered Antique Print of Classical Sculpture antique British box This delicate ink and ink

This delicate ink and ink wash drawing of two hanging deer was done on the back of the title page of a 1898 copy of the The Strand Magazine

15 1/8" tall x 6" wide x 2 1/8" deep

25 5/8" w x 15 1/4" t

8" l x 2 7/8" t (at highest end

Beautiful Hand-numbered Antique Print of Classical Sculpture antique British box This delicate ink and inkThere is something about early ish black and white photographic book plates, which I believe this is, that feels quite romantic, and then what could be a more romantic subject than this classical sculpture of a beautiful young man looking as if contemplating nothing less than his destiny and the meaning of life?! Perhaps he is a young Apollo (and perhaps I should know this statue, but I don't!) whatever the case, he certainly looks quite the poetic