Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms, 19th Century Ink Perspective Study Drawing handmade box with mirror with one basket at his

with one basket at his elbow and another balanced on his head

Wear and a bit of loss around the edges

Such a striking portrait on this lacquered papier-mache snuff box lid

Or just throw them all in a bowl to look at

beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawing—one of several I purchased from a seller in Germany

Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms, 19th Century Ink Perspective Study Drawing handmade box with mirror with one basket at hisThis was loose among a larger lot of 19th century perspective drawings, including a full notebook (listed a few weeks ago and still available as of this writing.) I find this one quite satisfying in a stand alone way for the combination of structures, and maybe especially the combination of free standing and hanging signs. And the descriptive titles "The square, the parallelogram, rectangle"; "Trapeziums, Rectangles, Parallelograms," sound like poems