Study of a Bird (Mergus albellus, or "smew")

Watercolor on cream antique laid paper, the figure trimmed at all edges and mounted on antique laid paper

Black chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk along left and bottom margins and framing line in black ink along top and right margins; verso: red chalk [another hand?]

Red chalk and red chalk wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Brown ink, touches of black chalk on two pieces of off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink reinforced in graphite

Prussian blue (blue-green) ink and blue-green wash on light tan antique laid paper

Black and red chalk on parchment

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and graphite

Brown ink and brown wash and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, mounted overall

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, with an original framing line in brown ink and a later partial framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk on blue paper, faded to gray-beige, partial framing line in black ink

Brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Black chalk on parchment, framing line in graphite