Naive Drawing on 1879 Ledger Paper: Two Men with Knives and Guns woman on horse with the silver plate polishing

with the silver plate polishing up nicely

with one chip to the inside lip

I just love the specificity of the imagery

and they are otherwise in very good condition

This holy beauty I know is French

Naive Drawing on 1879 Ledger Paper: Two Men with Knives and Guns woman on horse with the silver plate polishingI assume this one was done by a boy c. 1900 or so, making use of an old ledger that was laying around. I love how positively gentle this pair look even as they fire their guns and hold their knives at the ready, here seemingly fighting on the same side, their enemy beyond the frame. The drawing of the Native American, looking very much the more poised of the two, I find especially beautiful and really quite powerful. 8 1 8 x 6 15 16 and in very good