View of the Villa Ludovisi

Parchment covered album with 96 bird studies executed in black ink and watercolor on 83 leaves of off-white antique laid paper (43 x 34.5 cm.). Some drawings have been pasted into the album, others were drawn directly on the album leaves.

Black ink and gray wash on cream laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on a decorative mount

Black and red chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: graphite

Black chalk, brown wash, white gouache, and traces of red chalk on blue antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black ink

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

Black ink and watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on tan antique laid card

Graphite and grey wash on cream antique laid paper

Black, red and white chalk on beige antique laid paper

Graphite on white wove paper

Black chalk on cream paper, laid down