Venus and Cupid

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink heightened with white gouache on gray-blue antique laid paper

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper mounted at edges to a multi-pieced antique laid paper mount

Brown ink, brown wash, and red chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: red chalk

Black chalk, brown ink, brown wash and white and pink gouache on antique laid paper prepared with orange-brown wash, laid down overall to cream wove antique laid paper

Black chalk on dark cream antique laid paper, toned, laid down overall to off-white antique laid paper decorated mount

Brown ink and brown wash, with red and black chalks, heightened with white gouache (oxidized to black) on off-white antique laid paper, pricked and incised for transfer

Red chalk over brown ink on brown antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash and touches of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink over black chalk, incised with stylus, on off-white antique laid paper; verso: covered with black chalk (for transfer)

Brown ink, brown wash over red chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, discolored brown, laid down overall to antique laid decorative mount