Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 white rabbit so there you go

so there you go

It may be that the base (attached by screw) on this is newer than the carving itself

and all the more of a mystery

” this is a linocut print

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 white rabbit so there you goFour of these I found together, only one of them this one dated on the back, locating them all in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl all with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy, and also offering a