Seven Insects

Graphite on parchment, autograph framing line in graphite

Black ink, black chalk, blue-green transparent watercolor and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink, touches of black chalk on two pieces of off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink reinforced in graphite

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white paper

Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk and black wash on blue antique laid paper, with a framing line in black ink over black chalk

Transparent watercolor and gray and brown wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; with later additions of gray wash and black chalk, and some scratchwork at the contour of wing at the upper left and the right column base at lower left

Black chalk, gray wash, and later brown wash, incised on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink

Brown ink, brown and gray wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink; a paper inlay 10 mm wide around the edges on the verso