The Death of Britannicus

Black chalk with traces of white chalk; verso: black chalk with traces of graphite on light-tan antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink

Red, black, and white chalk on light-tan antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount

Verso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper

Colored chalks on buff antique laid paper

Brown ink and gray wash over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black crayon.

Verso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper

Black crayon and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, mounted on cream laid paper

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.

Red chalk on cream antique-laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper

Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper attached to a decorated mount