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1860s-70s I believe and quite a rare one
Very worn condition (the hand seems to be hanging on ok and might glue back in place but I'm not sure)
which I believe would have held it tight to the long post
Boldly graphic but delicate and gestural and full of energy and movement
hers given a watercolor blush and framed with fantastic headpiece
Annie Darragh, The Elder Sister, 19th C. Ink Drawing with SeeSawing Children on Reverse cast hand 1860s-70s I believe and quiteThe drawing of the "elder sister" book open, cross around her neck, and younger brother to either side is what first sold me on this 19th c. ink drawing, but there are more delights to be found everywhere, including those great baskets filled high with fruit, that energetically rendered tree (the source of the bounty I presume) with a little bird on a branch to the right side, and a series of scrolls announcing the drawing as the work of a young Annie
