The Forge of Vulcan

Brown ink and brown wash on wood; verso: red chalk

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

Brown ink over black chalk, incised and with a vertical line at left edge in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, with an incised framing line

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

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

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

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on three pieces of cream antique laid paper; some (later?) gray wash on Adam's crotch; partial framing line in brown ink; verso: faint black chalk sketches of architectural motifs

Brown ink and brown wash over touches of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brow nink; verso: black ink

Black ink on off-white antique laid paper, incised, black ink framing line, blackened on the verso for transfer to copper plate

Black and brown ink and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, laid down

Opaque watercolor and shell gold over traces of black chalk on paper mounted overall to wood panel; framing lines in shell gold and dark red opaque watercolor

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink