Ultra Scarce 1818 Edition, H. Williams' Elements of Drawing, Copper Engravings on Laid (Three Plates Lost) terracotta sculpture A good one for hanging

A good one for hanging staight down from one nail on the wall

You know I love an old wooden rainbow colored stacking toy

It seems perhaps this folk art sculpture might once have had a few additional parts or wires--as is

I purchase at the incredible estate sale of a Michael Leininger in Melrose

Ultra Scarce 1818 Edition, H. Williams' Elements of Drawing, Copper Engravings on Laid (Three Plates Lost) terracotta sculpture A good one for hangingThe only other copies I can find of such an early edition of Henry Williams' Elements of Drawing are in museum and special library collections. William's method was a highly influential and widely adopted one though one not infrequently sees old charcoal and graphite drawings done by students in academy following the instruction on these very pages. And in fact it was fairly recently reprinted by Windham press available in paper back or as an e book!