Die Beschützerin (The Protector), Victorian Graphite Drawing of Girl with Her Pets in Period Frame Japanese bento box since the late 1850s

since the late 1850s

You know I'm a sucker for a little hand-carved shoe

There is a tiny mend in blue thread at the near end of the tape (I think just a reinforcement to prevent fraying when gripping

so I offer them up as such

so empathetic

Die Beschützerin (The Protector), Victorian Graphite Drawing of Girl with Her Pets in Period Frame Japanese bento box since the late 1850sI believe this graphite drawing was based on an engraving by Joseph Beaume (1796 1885) who was French, but the image must have circulated, with the title here written in German, translating to "The Protector" though I have found reference to the original title as "Jealousy." (I've included an image of the print at end of photos). So many of the naive drawings we see were based on prints, and it is the differentiation from the original that is what I