French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - One of Two domino set 5 5/16” long measured end

5 5/16” long  measured end to end

I really love this old tin cat on wheels toy

So Japanese--maybe 1980s or so

proud posture and head cocked toward the sky

and perhaps haunted now

French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - One of Two domino set 5 5/16” long measured endI purchased this beautifully executed charcoal drawing directly from a seller in France along with one other, listed separately. Both I know were found in the Sartre region, and both done on watermarked laid paper, which date them to about 1810. I love a good hand, whether drawn or carved or otherwise, and this finely rendered one seems as if perpetually reaching forward. Really lovely. 19 3 8 x 12 7 8 and in good condition, with light scattered