An Ancient Sacrificial Scene

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Black chalk over red chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash with traces of black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on four pieces of blue antique laid paper, laid down to thick cream antique laid paper (the mount of the collector John Skippe)

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper darkened to brown

Brown ink and graphite on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink and red chalk

Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over traces of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, corners not original, drum-mounted to wove card decorated mount

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, traces of red chalk, heightened with white gouache, on cream antique laid paper

Red chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper