Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing hand-painted wooden plate which is partially torn away

which is partially torn away

especially unfussy old wooden ones

pushing wheelbarrows

This fabulous pair of male and female nudes may be just about my favorites ever

With handles on either side

Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing hand-painted wooden plate which is partially torn awayThis drawing came from a portfolio of c. 1880s sketches by a British artist of whom only the initials E. G. H are known; the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom I believe refers to the location of the drawing a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. I'm just completely taken with the intensity of the leaves on these trees, forming a dense, sheltering awning I can just feel the relief from a summer sun that standing under them must have brought! I also really