Reclining Male Nude, Study for "Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis"

Black chalk and brown and blue wash on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink, gray and brown wash, touches of graphite, and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, brown wash, and graphite

Red chalk and red chalk wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Brown ink and gray wash on blue antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink

Brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor over black chalk and graphite on blue antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor over graphite

Transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash on parchment, framing line in dark brown ink

Brown ink, brown and gray wash, and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, faded to gray-blue, framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, discolored to brown

Black and brown ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Transparent and opaque watercolor and black chalk on cream antique laid paper