John Burton 1830 Pen and Ink Skeleton in Floating Coffin Drawing, "Come O'er the Sea" braided silk mat with their pressed mark just

with their pressed mark just below the handle

I was pretty excited to find this little antique French reversal drawing

and this is really among the very best of it I think

The vertically oriented fish-shaped silhouette

John Burton 1830 Pen and Ink Skeleton in Floating Coffin Drawing, "Come O'er the Sea" braided silk mat with their pressed mark justA curious one, signed John Burton, dated 1830, and which I purchased from a British seller from a collection of works related to the Burton family of Clifton House, near Corofin, Country Clare, Ireland. John Burton was the brother of the eminent Pre Raphaelite painter Sir Fredric William Burton, also known for his work as the director of the National Gallery in London (1874 94) during a major period of collection building. A little research lead me to