Sailor Laddie 1903 Pen and Ink Drawing antique cards antique games it's really a beauty I

it's really a beauty I think

And the array of precisely painted trees

and their backsides provide translation and other practical (and also poetic) information

What a miraculous creature is the narwhal (or narwhale

Such a fun one

Sailor Laddie 1903 Pen and Ink Drawing antique cards antique games it's really a beauty IWhen I first saw this drawing I thought the caption read "Sailor Daddie", which happily lends is another dimension! Just a great drawing I think, complete with little sailboat at his feet and HMS on his cap (for His or Her Majesty's Ship) making one assume it is British. Initialed EMB it appears and dated 1903 at lower right. 7 7 8" x 6 1 2". Very good antique condition, with a little age toning around the edges and a few small stains here and there.