Portrait of Unidentified Standing Man; his left hand on chest, letter in right hand

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, discolored to brown

Brown ink and gray wash over black chalk and graphite, and touches of white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in gray ink

Black chalk, gray wash, and later brown wash, incised on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink

Black chalk and later brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Transparent and opaque watercolor over black chalk, some gum (?) varnish, on cream antique laid paper

Black chalk, graphite, and brown and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in ink or black chalk

Black ink, gray wash over black chalk on coarse gray antique laid paper

Black ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, prepared with light brown wash.

Brown ink and (later?) gray wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk

Transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper

Brown wash and ink on antique laid paper, framing line in gold; mount: graphite, brown wash, and gold

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