Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing carvings and was used as the

and was used as the basis for all sorts of playful variations

from "Bringing Up Father" an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus

Ay marry will it said a figure springing forward

and on Shawmut Avenue

Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing carvings and was used as theThis 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