Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper farm by the ocean which makes me think of

which makes me think of a carved figurehead on the prow of a ship

and with a nice warm patina (I have not touched it)

But Bridget drew him by the sleeve

which would make for easy mounting on the wall

but I do know if came from Ethiopia

Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper farm by the ocean which makes me think ofThe Laura who signed this above the lower border does have a last name, but she wrote it with so many flourishes I find it very hard to read! She clearly liked her flourishes, seemingly adding them wherever she could, but I think she got the rose really right, with a nice wildness to the leaves furling in every direction, and a feeling of this rose as a very living thing, as if swarming with bumblebees! 8 1 8 x 5, overall good condition, with some