Study for "The Gates of Hell": Shades Speaking to Dante

Graphite and black chalk, squared for transfer, on tan laid paper

Black and white chalk drawing mounted within a book on Prud'hon

Bound folio volume, three-quarters green parchment binding, green marbled boards, rubbed at all edges, upper cover seperated at spine. Inscribed in black ink along spine: Dessins. The folios are off-white modern laid paper

Gouache on cream wove paper

Brown ink and black chalk on cream paper

Crayon on paper

Dark brown ink on white modern laid paper.

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Watercolor

Black ink on cream wove paper

Black and white chalk on faded blue antique laid paper