An Ancient Sacrificial Scene

Black chalk and brown ink on beige antique laid paper; verso: red chalk

Brown ink, brown and pink wash, white opaque watercolor, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, squared in red chalk, laid down overall on cream antique laid decorated mount of John Barnard (?)

Brown ink with black chalk underdrawing on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash, traces of black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on blue antique laid paper

Brown ink and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: red and black chalk

Brown ink and black and brown wash on tan antique laid paper

Brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache on cream antique laid paper stumped overall with black chalk, pricked in part with probable later re-strengthening of highlights in white gouache

Black chalk with later addition of white gouche on tan antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Brown ink, brown wash over black chalk with white and blue gouache and pastel on blue antique laid paper, laid down overall to thin wove paper

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