Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing galvanized metal 9 1/4" x 6 3/4"

9 1/4" x 6 3/4"

and her body formed by pulling brown fabric over a weighted bottle

It portrays the 1836 launch of the Royal Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall

There is a tiny hole near the top for stringing a thread through to hang it

in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction

Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing galvanized metal 9 1/4" x 6 3/4"This came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here it