Flag, Cross, Ships and Spectators, 19th C. Ink Drawing on Paper sailors whimsy bottle and then a few first

and then a few first branches of forsythia or redbud in early spring

really terrific

with wear to the cover and spine and a lot of smudging to the first inside drawing

but just enhancing its sense of objecthood a bit

Flag, Cross, Ships and Spectators, 19th C. Ink Drawing on Paper sailors whimsy bottle and then a few firstA super moody and rather gothic feeling 19th c. ink drawing on paper, with tilted cross atop this lookout platform seeming to me either to forbode a coming disaster or to mourn one having recently occurred. I love the row of tiny figures in their various hats arranged under the waving flag, and how the lighthouse on peninsula in the distance partially blocks a view of a tall ship behind. Picturesque seascapes are lovely, but this drawing, to me at