The Eavesdropper

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

Brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, with a center line in black chalk

Opaque watercolor and brown ink with touches of transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, mounted, triple framing line in black, gold, and brown

Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper prepared with gray wash, partial framing lines in black chalk and graphite

Brown ink, with later additions of brown, gray, and black ink and wash and touches of white opaque white watercolor, on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, with an original framing line in brown ink and a later partial framing line in brown ink

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, with later brown ink and a framing line in brown ink; verso: red and black chalk, incised, framing line in black chalk

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

Prussian blue (blue-green) ink and blue-green wash on light tan antique laid paper

Black and red chalk [possibly a counterproof?] on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper; framing line in dark brown ink

Oiled charcoal and white chalk on blue antique laid paper