Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 x-acto knife set And then two more carved

And then two more carved bands

around the time of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace

15 1/2” x 6 5/8” t x 5 7/8” d and in very good antique condition

Apart from her face

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 x-acto knife set And then two more carvedFour of these I found together, only one of them dated on the back, locating them all I think in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl each with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy, and also offering a