Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design handwritten text balls scattered everywhere at their

balls scattered everywhere at their feet

these little carved heads a case in point--but really how to ignore these faces

and mustard colored dots atop the red and for the face and toes

what makes this compelling is the charring to the lower left corner

I don't know enough to identify the type of seaweed

Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design handwritten text balls scattered everywhere at theirAnother stunner of a drawing capturing the wonders of nature this an academic charcoal drawing signed and dated 1879, done by a student at the Philadelphia School of Design. I especially love that it was given trompe l'oeil treatment, as if a drawing of a drawing hung from a nail, with shadows cast along the right and bottom perimeter of the "page." Beautiful. 20 3 4" x 16 3 8". Good condition, with some toning along the edges of the paper, I think