Sheet of Grotesque Designs

Black chalk over red 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 on magenta prepared antique laid paper

Brown ink, incised, on cream antique laid paper inlaid into off-white antique laid album page; verso: brown ink, incised, off-white antique laid album page also incised

Black chalk on gray-blue antique laid paper

Brown ink over black chalk (?) on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink, brown wash and graphite or black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink, black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, mounted overall to cream antique laid paper

Black, white and red chalk on blue antique laid paper

Brown ink on dark cream antique laid paper, partially laid down to two layers of cream antique laid paper

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

Brown ink, with some smudges of red chalk on antique laid paper; verso: brown ink