The Misanthrope, or the Perfidy of the World

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

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

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

Brown ink and gray, rose, and yellow wash over black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, inside framing line in black chalk at top, right and partially at bottom, outside framing line in brown ink at top, right and bottom; verso: long lines in brown ink and rubbed with black chalk

Brown ink and brown wash over touches of black chalk, incised, on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, laid down on a gold-bordered mount

Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on light tan antique laid paper, with two compass lines, the lower of which reinforced with graphite, laid down on antique laid paper

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

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

Gray wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Two kinds of brown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, lined with Japanese paper

Brown ink and brown wash on wood