Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 soap box derby model both I think really lovely

both I think really lovely examples

And I do think the Canadian National Railways logo was pretty great to begin with

I love the rows of tiny stitches on either side of the open section

with very recent framing

Images are shot at 2x magnification

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 soap box derby model both I think really lovelyFour of these I found together, only one of them dated on the back, locating them all I think in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl each 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