The Misanthrope, or the Perfidy of the World

Brown ink and gray, yellow, and bluish-green wash over black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, mounted on an album leaf; verso: composition traced through on verso in black chalk, partially incised

Brown ink and wash on light tan antique laid paper, partial framing lines in graphite

Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor over touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Opaque watercolor and shell gold over black chalk on antique laid paper mounted overall to wood panel; framing lines in shell gold and dark red opaque watercolor

Black ink on off-white antique laid paper, incised, black ink framing line, blackened on the verso for transfer to copper plate

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

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink over touches of black chalk and incidental white opaque watercolor, incised, on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink over black chalk

Brown ink and gray, yellow and rose wash over black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, mounted on an album leaf; verso: outlines of recto are traced through in black chalk, incised

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink

Brown ink and brown wash over touches of black chalk on antique laid paper, toned with red wash and white opaque watercolor

Brown ink, brown wash, and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink