Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design lattacino He's got a few pieces

He's got a few pieces of yarn hair that might come off if pulled and one hole on the back of one arm

I don't know anything of his origins

11 1/2" l x 3 1/2" wide and deep and weighs 3 1/4 pounds

He needs to lean lightly against something to stand

Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design lattacino He's got a few piecesAnother stunner of a drawing capturing the wonders of nature this an academic charcoal drawing signed and dated 1879, done by a student at the Philadelphia School of Design. I especially love that it was given trompe l'oeil treatment, as if a drawing of a drawing hung from a nail, with shadows cast along the right and bottom perimeter of the "page." Beautiful. 20 3 4" x 16 3 8". Good condition, with some toning along the edges of the paper, I think