Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier instrument near Corofin

near Corofin

Afganistan on men’s smocks

it features a terrific female figure at the top in a voluminous robe holding an opened book

Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) was a ceramicist and a major figure in the Arts and Crafts movement

small carved figure extraordinarily beautiful

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier instrument near CorofinThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli