1 pp 1899
An old man seated, whole length, bare-headed, with both hands resting on the handle of a stick which passes between his knees. The feet are omitted. The plate is heavily shaded behind the head with lines slanting from right to left, rich in burr ; the rest of the plate remains empty. A line is ruled down the right side of the finished portion, cutting off the man's elbow. In this state, the figure of the wrecker has been reduced to a half-length by a horizontal line ruled across the plate above his knees. The legs and stick below this line have been almost entirely effaced. The lower part of the plate is now occupied by a dry point study of a nude female model, drawn from the back, standing, with her right hand raised to her head. This figure is unfinished, especially from the waist upwards.
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