Mid 19th C. Folk Art Graphite and Watercolor Drawing: Horse Race with Chasing Dog carved book cover Letter show staining/toning as evident

Letter show staining/toning as evident

but the combination of form

with plenty of wear to the paint--but it's sturdy as they come

the colors are richer in person

I love how simple and direct it is

Mid 19th C. Folk Art Graphite and Watercolor Drawing: Horse Race with Chasing Dog carved book cover Letter show staining/toning as evidentA wonderfully done graphite and watercolor drawing c, 1850s New England I believe, and I am guessing specifically somewhere not far from me in Ipswich, MA. Wonderfully done horses, and farm houses too, and then three little men with arms raised in various positions engaged in the race, plus little dog chasing after and cow watching too! Notably, three telegraph poles punctuate the landscape pretty early examples I think, and making this seem all the