William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing drawing instruction tiny images of the cards

tiny images of the cards repeated in the corners

so I think it could pass as a fly as well

nose and chin

Plus those pink cheeks

some light scrapes here and there

William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing drawing instruction tiny images of the cardsThis is an original pen and black ink drawing by William Charles Palmer (signed and dated 1940 right above "Cephalopoda") executed on rice paper, then cut and mounted to white laid paper. I really love how old and dark and briny it feels, like something straight out of Jules Verne, and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures, though am not certain. Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des