Charming Graphite and Watercolor House Portrait, Burdett NY, 1860s, with Another on Reverse hand-painted lettering while also delivering a lot

while also delivering a lot of information in what surrounds it

I only purchase these when I find a really lovely old one with great presence

11 1/2" x 9" x 5/8" hardcover

The rest of the chair seems all about Gardner

pretty wonderful I think

Charming Graphite and Watercolor House Portrait, Burdett NY, 1860s, with Another on Reverse hand-painted lettering while also delivering a lotI know from the dealer I purchased this from who shares my love of antique naive drawings and watercolors and has many I covet that it was done by a child in Burdett, NY, c. 1860s. I paid nearly as much for it as I am asking, but just couldn't resist this wonderfully specific and wonderfully wonky structure, with its green door, two smoking chimneys and all these many windows glowing yellow. The way the leaves on those trees were rendered under the